Airports / Somalia / BSA
Bender Qassim International Airport
HCMF / BSABosaso, SomaliaELEV 3 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
204 nm
To the nearest alternate
Riyan International Airport (RIY).
Overview
Bender Qassim International Airport (HCMF / BSA) is a large commercial airport serving Bosaso, Somalia. The field lies at an elevation of 3 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BSA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Riyan International Airport (RIY, 204 nm), Ataq Airport (AXK, 239 nm), and Berbera Airport (BBO, 254 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BSA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BSA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
HCMF
IATA
BSA
FAA / Local
HCMF
Elevation
3 ft
Coordinates
11.2752° N · 49.1392° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Somalia fields
state range 3–4,471 ft
At 3 ft, BSA sits lower than 80% of the 5 Somalia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 204nmRIYRiyan International AirportMukalla(Riyan)
- 239nmAXKAtaq AirportAtaq
- 254nmBBOBerbera AirportBerbera
- 259nmADEAden International AirportAden
- 281nmOY74Al Anad Air BaseAl Anad
- 282nmGXFSeiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyun
Location
Open the full mapHCMF · Bender Qassim International Airport · Bosaso, Somalia