# Garowe Airport (GGR / HCGR)

**Garowe Airport** (IATA: GGR, ICAO: HCGR) is a small airport in Garowe, Nugal, Somalia. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GGR / HCGR
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Garowe, Nugal, Somalia
- Elevation: 447 m / 1,465 ft
- Coordinates: 8.4585, 48.5681
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Africa/Mogadishu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garowe_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15221425
- Weather station: HCGR
- Ident: HCMW

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft |  | Asphalt |  |  |

## Routes

13 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [GLK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmr.md) Galcaio Airport · Somalia · 223 km / 139 mi · Freedom Air Express, Jubba Airways
- [BSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmf.md) Bender Qassim International Airport · Somalia · 319 km / 198 mi · Freedom Air Express, Jubba Airways, African Express Airways
- [AAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aad.md) Adado Airport · Somalia · 338 km / 210 mi · Freedom Air Express
- [HCDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcdm.md) Dusomareb Airport · Somalia · 412 km / 256 mi · Freedom Air Express
- [GUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/so-0020.md) Guriel Airport · Somalia · 451 km / 280 mi · Freedom Air Express
- [HGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmh.md) Egal International Airport · Somalia · 506 km / 314 mi · Dalmar Air, Freedom Air Express, Jubba Airways
- [BLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmn.md) Beledweyne Airport · Somalia · 551 km / 342 mi · Freedom Air Express
- [MGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmm.md) Aden Adde International Airport · Somalia · 802 km / 498 mi · Freedom Air Express, Daallo Airlines, Jubba Airways, African Express Airways
- [BIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmb.md) Baidoa Airport · Somalia · 808 km / 502 mi · Freedom Air Express
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 1,075 km / 668 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [KMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmk.md) Kismayo Airport · Somalia · 1,193 km / 741 mi · Freedom Air Express
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 1,687 km / 1,048 mi · Freedom Air Express, African Express Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,001 km / 1,243 mi · Daallo Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GGR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- Freedom Air Express · 11
- 6J [Jubba Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jubba-airways) · 4
- XU [African Express Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/african-express-airways) · 3
- D3 [Daallo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/daallo-airlines) · 2
- Dalmar Air · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =442 in Africa | #9 in SO |
| Elevation | 447 m / 1,465 ft | =12,335 of 43,403 | =1,967 in Africa | #7 in SO |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in SO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR |  | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [GSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmg.md) Gardo Airport · 135 km / 84 mi
- [HCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcme.md) Eil Airport · 143 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Garowe Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Garowe_Airport&oldid=1363038771), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/hcmw/data