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MGQ · Mogadishu, Somalia
--:--:-- · EAT (UTC+03:00) · 2.0144° N, 45.3047° E
Aden Adde International Airport
International airport serving Mogadishu, Somalia
Verification trail
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.
OurAirports ID 31899; ident HCMM; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
mogadishuairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceAden Adde International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source15 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
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
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 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 Jun 2, 3:13 PM UTC.
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.
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.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MGQ.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Common country-language signals: Arabic, Somali. Currency context: SOS (Sh). MGQ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
MGQ is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with HCCM. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
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.
Wikidata airport entity: Q1119032 · Aden Adde International Airport. Administrative area: Banaadir
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.
Mogadishu is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.0 km. MBA Mombasa is the closest retained airport alternative at 925 km.
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.
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.
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: 2026-05-25.
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.
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.
MGQ uses Africa/Mogadishu (EAT, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Aden Adde International Airport is about 5.0 km from central Mogadishu; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
MBA Mombasa is the closest retained alternate at 925 km, time difference +0h.
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.
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.
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.
MGQ has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Mogadishu a more distinctive signal for this page.
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).
MGQ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MBA 925 km +0h · NBO 1002 km +0h · ADD 1057 km +0h.
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| 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
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
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
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.
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.
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
Afgooye
afgooye · 25 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Marka
marka · 68 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Wanlaweyn
wanlaweyn · 81 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Jawhar
jawhar · 88 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Qoryooley
qoryooley · 90 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Buurhakaba
buurhakaba · 162 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Buulobarde
buulobarde · 207 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Baidoa
baidoa · 221 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Diinsoor
diinsoor · 262 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Ceeldheer
ceeldheer · 292 km · Africa/Mogadishu
Beledweyne
beledweyne · 303 km · Africa/Mogadishu
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
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
Compare against MBA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNBO
Nairobi · large airport
Compare against NBO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Addis Ababa Bole International AirportADD
Addis Ababa · large airport
Compare against ADD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Aden Adde International Airport is in the Africa/Mogadishu timezone (UTC+03:00, EAT).
Aden Adde International Airport uses IATA code MGQ and ICAO code HCMM.
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).
Aden Adde International Airport sits roughly 5.0 km from the nearest mapped city center for Mogadishu.
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.
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.
