Arrivals
Live arrival times, status, terminal and baggage belt are on the arrivals page.
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Airport information
Aden Adde International Airport
Mogadishu, SomaliaIATA: MGQICAO: HCMM
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Departures
Live departure times, status, terminal and gate are on the departures page.
Live radar
Live radar around the airport
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Direct destinations
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Direct destinations will appear when reliable route coverage is available.
Airports nearby
Other airports within reach, with the straight-line distance and the number of direct destinations we know of. Airports without scheduled service are left out.
- NairobiJomo Kenyatta International AirportNBO623 mi20 destinations
- JeddahKing Abdulaziz International AirportJED1,420 mi32 destinations
- DohaHamad International AirportDOH1,661 mi93 destinations
- Abu DhabiZayed International AirportAUH1,670 mi91 destinations
- Jebel AliAl Maktoum International AirportDWC1,712 mi66 destinations
Airport facts
Practical information
- Full name
- Aden Adde International Airport
- City and country
- Mogadishu, Somalia
- IATA / ICAO
- MGQ / HCMM
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Category
- Major airport
Aden Adde: Somalia's main airport
Aden Adde International Airport (IATA MGQ, ICAO HCMM) lies on the Indian Ocean shore in the southwest of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, with its runway running along the beach. It is the country's principal airport and, after years of isolation, has regained scheduled flights to the Gulf, Turkey and East Africa, carrying the Somali diaspora home, aid workers and business travelers. The airport sits inside the heavily protected zone around the international compound and the seat of government. The radar on this page shows what our data sources report around Mogadishu; the arrivals and departures pages are linked above it. Somalia is two hours ahead of Central Europe in winter and one in summer.
Airlines and destinations
Turkish Airlines has flown to Mogadishu from Istanbul since 2012 and is the airport's best-known international carrier; Ethiopian Airlines connects Addis Ababa, Qatar Airways Doha, flydubai Dubai, Kenya Airways Nairobi and Air Djibouti the short hop to Djibouti. Somali and regional carriers such as Daallo Airlines and Jubba Airways fly to Hargeisa, Nairobi, Djibouti and Jeddah. The schedules change often and the airport lies far outside the reach of our receivers, so the live radar depends on other data sources and may show little.
Getting into the city
Independent travel from the airport is not realistic for most visitors: organizations and hotels arrange armored or escorted transport from the airport compound into the city, and the hotels used by foreigners are mostly inside or near the secured zone. Taxis exist but are not recommended for newcomers. Allow for several layers of checks on the way in and out of the airport perimeter.
Good to know
The terminal is a single modern building opened in the 2010s, with departures and arrivals on separate floors and a limited number of gates; expect thorough security screening and long waits at immigration when the Gulf flights arrive together. A visa is required and is usually obtained on arrival or through an inviting organization; check the current requirements. Most governments advise against travel to Somalia, so read your own government's travel advice before booking. Hargeisa serves Somaliland in the north, and Nairobi is the usual regional connection. Every airport we track is listed in the airport overview.