Beledweyne Airport

Ugaas Khaliif International Airport is an airport serving Beledweyne (also spelled Belet Uen or Beletweyn, Beletweeyne), the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia. The airport is in the countryside 2 km northeast of the city.

Facilities
The airport elevation is 559 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with a crushed rock and packed sand surface measuring 2200 x.

As of February 2015, the Djibouti Defense Forces had refurbished the airstrip. The Beledweyne municipality launched a project to further develop the airport in May of that year.

Demographics/population
The broader Beledweyne district has total population of 2 million residents, with the Hawadle subclan of Hawiye well represented making up 75% of the city's population.

The airport was named after the well known Ugas Khalif who was the Ugas of Xawaadle clan, which is considered to be the major and dominant clan of the Hiiraan region, predominantly Baledwayne.

Climate
Beledweyne has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Between March and April, the average daily maximum temperature in the city is 36.7 °C. In January and February, the average daily minimum temperature is 21.8 °C.

Accidents and incidents

 * 14 July 2020: A Bluebird Aviation Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (5Y-VVU) was flying on a humanitarian flight from Djibouti to Beletwein, when a donkey crossed the runway as the aircraft was landing in the airport, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. The plane then caught on fire after the crash. All 3 crew members onboard survived the crash.