MGQ · Mogadishu, Somalia
Aden Adde International Airport.
--:--:-- · EAT (UTC+03:00) · 2.0144° N, 45.3047° E
Aden Adde International Airport
International airport serving Mogadishu, Somalia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MGQ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 31899; ident HCMM; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
mogadishuairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Aden Adde International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
15 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MGQ / HCMM
OurAirports ident
HCMM
GPS / local code
HCMM
ISO region
SO-BN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
mogadishuairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1119032
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EAT · UTC+03:00
Time zone
EAT
Africa/Mogadishu · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
5.0 km
Approximate distance to central Mogadishu.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Mogadishu
Languages
Arabic, Somali
Currency
SOS (Sh)
Country area
637,657 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,446 ft / 3,184 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q1119032
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
15 source-backed signals
Aden Adde International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Mogadishu, Somalia. Mogadishu's built-up core sits roughly 5.0 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Mogadishu (UTC+03:00, EAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ / HCMM) is at 2.0144° N, 45.3047° E, elevation 29 ft (9 m), serving Mogadishu, Somalia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Mogadishu is in Somalia (capital Mogadishu); on Africa/Mogadishu (EAT, UTC+03:00); working languages: Arabic, Somali; currency: SOS (Sh).
Distance from central Mogadishu: 5 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MGQ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ / HCMM)
Aden Adde International Airport · International airport serving Mogadishu, Somalia
Known label 1
HCCM
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MGQ, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
HCMM · HCMM · SO-BN
mogadishuairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Mogadishu
mogadishu · 5.0 km from MGQ
Somalia · Africa/Mogadishu · +0h · population 2,587,183 · city coordinates 2.0371, 45.3438
2. Afgooye
afgooye · 25 km from MGQ
Somalia · Africa/Mogadishu · +0h · population 65,461 · city coordinates 2.1381, 45.1212
3. Marka
marka · 68 km from MGQ
Somalia · Africa/Mogadishu · +0h · population 230,100 · city coordinates 1.7159, 44.7717
4. Wanlaweyn
wanlaweyn · 81 km from MGQ
Somalia · Africa/Mogadishu · +0h · population 22,022 · city coordinates 2.6185, 44.8938
5. Jawhar
jawhar · 88 km from MGQ
Somalia · Africa/Mogadishu · +0h · population 47,086 · city coordinates 2.7809, 45.5005
6. Qoryooley
qoryooley · 90 km from MGQ
Somalia · Africa/Mogadishu · +0h · population 51,720 · city coordinates 1.7878, 44.5300
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. MBA HKMO
Moi International Airport · Mombasa
925 km from MGQ · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · elevation 200 ft (61 m) · airport coordinates -4.0348, 39.5942
2. NBO HKJK
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Nairobi
1002 km from MGQ · Africa/Nairobi · +0h · elevation 5,330 ft (1,625 m) · airport coordinates -1.3189, 36.9282
3. ADD HAAB
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Addis Ababa
1057 km from MGQ · Africa/Addis_Ababa · +0h · elevation 7,630 ft (2,326 m) · airport coordinates 8.9779, 38.7993
Route-time reference set
1. MGQ-MBA
Mombasa · 925 km · 2h 0m
Africa/Nairobi · +0h from MGQ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MGQ-NBO
Nairobi · 1002 km · 2h 6m
Africa/Nairobi · +0h from MGQ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MGQ-ADD
Addis Ababa · 1057 km · 2h 10m
Africa/Addis_Ababa · +0h from MGQ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,446 ft / 3,184 m. 0 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MGQ.
Runway identifiers
05/23
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
MGQ sits in Somalia (Federal Republic of Somalia), whose capital is Mogadishu. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Eastern Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic, Somali. Currency context: SOS (Sh). MGQ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
MGQ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with HCCM. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Mogadishu, Somalia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1119032 · Aden Adde International Airport. Administrative area: Banaadir
Field and clock profile
Aden Adde International Airport is a near sea-level field at 29 ft (9 m), positioned at 2.0144° N, 45.3047° E in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,446 ft / 3,184 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Mogadishu (EAT, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Mogadishu is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.0 km. MBA Mombasa is the closest retained airport alternative at 925 km.
Country airport peers
MGQ has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
MGQ-MBA Mombasa: 925 km, about 2h 0m, +0h. MGQ-NBO Nairobi: 1002 km, about 2h 6m, +0h. MGQ-ADD Addis Ababa: 1057 km, about 2h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident HCMM backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. mogadishuairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,446 ft / 3,184 m
Runway identifiers
05/23
OurAirports classifies MGQ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Mogadishu.
MGQ (HCMM) is a near sea-level field at 29 ft (9 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MGQ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MGQ's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,446 ft / 3,184 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for MGQ is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at mogadishuairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MGQ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MGQ uses Africa/Mogadishu (EAT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Aden Adde International Airport is about 5.0 km from central Mogadishu; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
MBA Mombasa is the closest retained alternate at 925 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
mogadishuairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MGQ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MGQ ranks #1 in the curated Somalia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
MGQ has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Mogadishu a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MGQ is 29 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KIJ 29 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · DAC 30 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · GIG 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · HIR 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · HKG 28 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MGQ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MBA 925 km +0h · NBO 1002 km +0h · ADD 1057 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
Great-circle route between airports with animated plane. Pick a route.
Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mombasa | MBA | 925 km | 2h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Nairobi | NBO | 1002 km | 2h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Addis Ababa | ADD | 1057 km | 2h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MGQ to MBA
Mombasa
Distance 925 km; estimated travel window 2h 0m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +0h from MGQ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MGQ to NBO
Nairobi
Distance 1002 km; estimated travel window 2h 6m; destination zone Africa/Nairobi is +0h from MGQ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MGQ to ADD
Addis Ababa
Distance 1057 km; estimated travel window 2h 10m; destination zone Africa/Addis_Ababa is +0h from MGQ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Mogadishu is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Mogadishu is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Aden Adde International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MGQ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Mogadishu
mogadishu · 5.0 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Afgooye
afgooye · 25 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Marka
marka · 68 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wanlaweyn
wanlaweyn · 81 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jawhar
jawhar · 88 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Qoryooley
qoryooley · 90 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buurhakaba
buurhakaba · 162 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buulobarde
buulobarde · 207 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Baidoa
baidoa · 221 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Diinsoor
diinsoor · 262 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ceeldheer
ceeldheer · 292 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Beledweyne
beledweyne · 303 km · Africa/Mogadishu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Aden Adde International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Mombasa (MBA), Nairobi (NBO), Addis Ababa (ADD). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,446 ft / 3,184 m; identifiers 05/23.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 0 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MGQ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Moi International AirportMBA
Mombasa · large airport
- Distance
- 925 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 200 ft (61 m)
Compare against MBA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNBO
Nairobi · large airport
- Distance
- 1002 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 5,330 ft (1,625 m)
Compare against NBO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Addis Ababa Bole International AirportADD
Addis Ababa · large airport
- Distance
- 1057 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 7,630 ft (2,326 m)
Compare against ADD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) in?▾
Aden Adde International Airport is in the Africa/Mogadishu timezone (UTC+03:00, EAT).
What are the codes for Aden Adde International Airport?▾
Aden Adde International Airport uses IATA code MGQ and ICAO code HCMM.
Where is Aden Adde International Airport located?▾
Aden Adde International Airport is located in Mogadishu, Somalia at coordinates 2.0144° N, 45.3047° E, with an elevation of 29 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Aden Adde International Airport from central Mogadishu?▾
Aden Adde International Airport sits roughly 5.0 km from the nearest mapped city center for Mogadishu.
Which route reference is most useful from MGQ?▾
Mombasa (MBA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 0m, destination timezone Africa/Nairobi, and a +0h difference from MGQ.
How many runways does Aden Adde International Airport have?▾
Aden Adde International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,446 ft / 3,184 m; identifiers include 05/23.