<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Kismayo Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Kismayo Airport is an international airport serving Kismayo, the capital city of the Lower Juba region in Somalia.</p>
<p class="blog-para">It is located in southern Jubaland, an autonomous region in Somalia.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In August 2013, the Kismayo Airport was officially brought under the Juba Interim Administration.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Kismayo Airport is a midsized airport in Lower Juba, Somalia. The airport is located at latitude -0.37720 and longitude 42.45932. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is HCMK. The airport's IATA code is KMU. Nearby other airfields are Jamaame Airstrip, Afmadow Airport, Hulugho Airport, Bu'aale Airfield and Dhoobley Airstrip.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Kismayo Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Manda Airport, which is 270 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Mogadishu.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Kismayo Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Mogadishu. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:18. This applies to Kismayo Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Facilities Kismayo Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport resides at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above mean sea level.</p>
<p class="blog-para">It has one asphalt paved runway designated 05/23which is 3,688 metres (12,100 ft) long.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Military presence</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is home to Camp Kismayo, a military base hosting Somali Army and African Union forces, and it is also home to a large UN compound.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport has received flights from the 75th EAS to resupply Danab and US forces operating in the region.</p>
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