Eil Airport

IATA HCMICAO HCMESmall airfield

Eil Airport is a small airfield near Eyl in Nugal, Somalia. It is listed as IATA HCM and ICAO HCME. The airport is located at 8.1040° / 49.8200° at an elevation of 268 m (879 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,050 m. The nearest airport is Garowe Airport, 143 km (89 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Eil Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Eil Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`HCM`
ICAO code	`HCME`
Identifier	`HCME`
Type	Small airfield
City	Eyl
Region	Nugal
Country	Somalia
Coordinates	8.10400, 49.82000
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	8° 06′ 14.40″ N 49° 49′ 12.00″ E
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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