Airports / Somalia / HGA
Egal International Airport
HCMH / HGAHargeisa, SomaliaELEV 4,471 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ).
Overview
Located in Hargeisa, Somalia, Egal International Airport (HCMH / HGA) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,471 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HGA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ, 70 nm), Berbera Airport (BBO, 73 nm), and Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR, 132 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HGA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Madaarka Caalamiga a ee Cigaal and مطار هرجيسا إيغال الدولية). Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HGA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
HCMH
IATA
HGA
FAA / Local
HCMH
Elevation
4,471 ft
Coordinates
9.5141° N · 44.0835° 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 4,471 ft, HGA sits higher 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.
- 70nmJIJGerad Wilwal International AirportJijiga
- 73nmBBOBerbera AirportBerbera
- 132nmDIRAba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International AirportDire Dawa
- 134nmJIBDjibouti-Ambouli AirportDjibouti City
- 167nmABKKebri Dahar AirportKebri Dahar
- 207nmADEAden International AirportAden
Location
Open the full mapHCMH · Egal International Airport · Hargeisa, Somalia