Egal International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Hargeisa, Maroodi Jeex (Somalia)

IATA: HGA ICAO: HCMH

Longest Active Runway

12,139 ft

3,700 meters

Field Elevation

4,471 ft

1,363 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

9.5141°, 44.0835°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #160 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#246 of 7558

Top 3.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Somalia)

#1 of 2 in SO

#2 of 12 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+21.4%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 HGA in numbers: 12,139 ft longest runway · tied #160 of 650 published · #246 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.4%) · #1 in Somalia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

HGA lies at 1,363 m (4,471 ft), #56 of 650 published airports by elevation and 91.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,221 ft above the Somalia median (2,250 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of HGA. Nearest published airport: Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (JIB), 134 NM, 10,335 ft (1,804 ft shorter than HGA); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,139 ft (3,700 m)

HGA runway: 06/24 12,139 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Somalia; 1,693 ft ahead of MGQ (10,446 ft). +21.4% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	12,139 ft (3700 m / 3.700 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →