Garbaharey Airport
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Garbaharey Airport is located southwest of the city of Garbaharey, in Gedo
, Somalia
.
Garbaharey Airport currently has no regularly scheduled flights except the construction supervising crew including led by Abdi Guled. The initiative to modernize Garbaharey Airport came from Abdi Guled who is a licensed pilot. Abdi Guled received his first financial support and encouragemenet from supporters in Canada
, his adopted home.
Early 1990s UN mission to Somalia, United States
corps of engineers conducted thorough measurements and surface hardening for the runway. European aid agencies used Garbaharey Airport for much of 1990s as much of southern Somalia was no fly zone.
Diaspora friends of Garbaharey Airport sprearheaded by Abdi Guled, are planning to make possible flights from Garbaharey destined to Mecca
for the Hajj
season of 2010. Previous attempts from 2004-2007 to make Bardera Airport
to facilitate such services ended failure for the lack of funds to build the Bardera Airport.
As people see the economic potential of Gedo
region as a whole, there is a need to have a well serviced airport in the area to serve such cities as Bardera
, Kismayo, Balad Hawo and Baidoa
and neighboring Kenyan towns such as Mandera
. Some of the neighboring cities currently have flights to and from Nairobi
.
Gedo
Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...
, Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
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Garbaharey Airport currently has no regularly scheduled flights except the construction supervising crew including led by Abdi Guled. The initiative to modernize Garbaharey Airport came from Abdi Guled who is a licensed pilot. Abdi Guled received his first financial support and encouragemenet from supporters in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, his adopted home.
Early 1990s UN mission to Somalia, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
corps of engineers conducted thorough measurements and surface hardening for the runway. European aid agencies used Garbaharey Airport for much of 1990s as much of southern Somalia was no fly zone.
Diaspora friends of Garbaharey Airport sprearheaded by Abdi Guled, are planning to make possible flights from Garbaharey destined to Mecca
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
for the Hajj
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
season of 2010. Previous attempts from 2004-2007 to make Bardera Airport
Bardera Airport
Bardera Airport is located northeast of the city of Bardera, in Gedo, Somalia. The airport has no scheduled flights. As part of the UN mission to Somalia, United States corps of engineers conducted thorough measurements and surface hardening of the runway during the UN's intervention in the civil...
to facilitate such services ended failure for the lack of funds to build the Bardera Airport.
As people see the economic potential of Gedo
Gedo
Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...
region as a whole, there is a need to have a well serviced airport in the area to serve such cities as Bardera
Bardera
Bardera City is an important agricultural city in the Gedo region of Somalia. It is the second most populous town in the Juba Valley, with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region, and Garbahaarreey serving as Gedo's capital...
, Kismayo, Balad Hawo and Baidoa
Baidoa
Baidoa is a city in south-central Somalia, situated by road northwest of the capital Mogadishu. It is the capital of the Bay region, which is traditionally inhabited by the Digil and Mirifle clans....
and neighboring Kenyan towns such as Mandera
Mandera
Mandera is a town in North Eastern Province, Kenya. It is capital of the Mandera District. The town is located at around , near the borders with Ethiopia and Somalia. It has a population of 30,433 ....
. Some of the neighboring cities currently have flights to and from Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
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