<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Garowe Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The General Mohamed Abshir also known as Garowe Airport, is situated about 12 km from the Garowe city center.</p>
<p class="blog-para">It was officially opened in 2010 under the aegis of Puntland's Ministry for Civil Aviation and Airports. The first phase of the airport's construction was completed through a public-private partnership over a period of seven years, with the Garowe-based Mubarak construction company having assisted significantly in completing the project. The airport also attempts to adhere to the air transport standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Through its representative to Kuwait, Faisal Hawar, the Puntland government signed an agreement in Dubai with a Kuwaiti company for the development of facilities at the Garowe International Airport as well as Maakhir University. The deal was valued at US$10 million and was financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). In October 2013, Puntland Minister of Finance Farah Ali Jama and KFAED Deputy Director Hamad Al-Omar signed a follow-up Grant Agreement in Kuwait. The pact will see the fund extend $10 million, of which $6 million will be allocated to finance the Garowe Airport Project and the remainder will be earmarked for the Maakhir University Project.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The project consists of paving a new runway around 2,200 meters in length and 45 meters in width, with shoulders of about 65 meters on each side. It also includes a passenger terminal building of an area of 1,000 meters consisting of two floors to accommodate 120 passengers, a control tower with a height of 25 meters, an alley perpendicular to the runway with a width of 50 meters, an apron area with a width of 100 meters and length of 200 meters, a lighting system, drainage system, firefighting station, a 2.5-meter fence, and safety equipment. Additionally, the deal entails consulting and engineering services for design and supervision of work construction.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4">Facilities Garowe Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Garowe Airport is an international airport serving the city of Garowe, Somalia. It is operated by the Puntland Ministry for Civil Aviation and Airports.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Garowe Airport is an airport near Garoowe in Somalia (SO). It is 449km away from the nearest seaport (Berbera). The offical IATA for this airport is GGR.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Garowe Airport is a small airport in Nugaal, Somalia. The airport is located at latitude 8.45840 and longitude 48.56811. The airport has one runway: 3/21. The ICAO airport code of this field is HCGR. The airport's IATA code is GGR. Nearby other airfields are Garowe Airport, Gardo Airport, Eil Airport, Garacad Airport and Galcaio Airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Garowe Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bosaso / Bender Qassim International Airport, which is 319 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Mogadishu.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Garowe Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Mogadishu. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:04. This applies to Garowe 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>
<p><img class="img-fluid p-lg-0 rounded w-100 " title="Facilities Garowe Airport" src="../../../main/img/airport/garo/2.webp" alt="Facilities Garowe Airport"></p>