Las Anod International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Somali Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Las Anod, Somalia | ||||||||||
Location | Tifafleh | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,077 ft / 633 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 8°34′00″N 47°20′35″E / 8.56667°N 47.34306°E | ||||||||||
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Las Anod International Airport ( ICAO: HCMP) is an airstrip northwest of the city of Las Anod, the capital of SSC-Khaatumo and Sool region in Somalia.
In the 2010s, controversies have occurred at Las Anod airport, including over the importation of Khat, a leaf stimulant, [3] and fighting between Dhulbahante subclans. [4]
The airport is located at the outskirts of the city of Las Anod, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in a northwesterly direction in the locality of Tifafleh. [5]