# Ugaas Khaliif Airport Reported Operating Again on 5 May 2015

> Goobjoog News reported on 5 May 2015 that the Baladwein administration confirmed normal operations resumed at Ugaas Khaliif Airport after heavy rain.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Tags: ports, utilities
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/ugaas-khaliif-airport-resumes-operations-2015

## Key points

- Goobjoog News reported on 5 May 2015 that the Baladwein administration confirmed normal operations at Ugaas Khaliif Airport had resumed.
- The report says a two-month interruption was caused by heavy downpour in Somalia's central regions, not by a closure order.
- Mayor Omar Baadiyow described a temporary airport with one crushed rock and packed sand runway and appealed for outside support to expand it.

On 5 May 2015, Goobjoog News reported that the administration of Baladwein had confirmed that normal operations at Ugaas Khaliif Airport had resumed. The same report said the function of the airport had been interrupted by heavy downpour in Somalia's central regions for the previous two months. It cites no closure order and gives no exact start or end date for that interruption, and no resumption date beyond the article's own date.

Goobjoog News also reported that the airport was the scene of a ceremony marking its resumption, attended by Hiraan administration officials, commanders of the Djibouti contingent under AMISOM and members of civil society. The report does not say who convened the ceremony or who paid for it.

## What the mayor said

The report attributes the airport's physical description to Baladwein mayor Omar Baadiyow, speaking at the ceremony. According to Goobjoog News, Baadiyow said the airport has one runway designated with a crushed rock and packed sand surface. He described it as a temporary airport where landing and taking off become difficult for planes during rainy seasons.

The mayor urged the federal government, traders and international NGOs to give a hand of support to the administration to expand the airport, as reported by Goobjoog News. The report carries no amount, pledge or timeline with that appeal. It is not a funding commitment, a budget or a works programme.

## What is not established

The 5 May 2015 report does not name a contractor, consultant, funder, owner or client for the airport. It states no project value, contract value, total cost or budget, gives no runway length, width or bearing, and sets out no works timeline. No engineering assessment is cited for the mayor's characterization of the airport as temporary.

Nor does any independent or non-official source in the report corroborate the resumption or the ceremony. The report does not establish what has happened at the airport since 5 May 2015. Its current status and operations are not documented in the material available here.

## Questions

### Why was Ugaas Khaliif Airport not operating?

Goobjoog News reported on 5 May 2015 that the airport's function was interrupted by heavy downpour in Somali central regions for the previous two months. The report cites no closure order and gives no exact dates.

### What runway does Ugaas Khaliif Airport have?

Baladwein mayor Omar Baadiyow said it has one runway designated with a crushed rock and packed sand surface, as reported by Goobjoog News on 5 May 2015. No length, width or bearing is stated.

### What support did the Baladwein administration ask for?

Mayor Omar Baadiyow urged the federal government, traders and international NGOs to give a hand of support to the administration to expand the airport, as reported by Goobjoog News. No amount, pledge or timeline accompanied the appeal.

## Sources

- [Ugaas Khaliif Airport Resumes Operation](https://en.goobjoog.com/ugaas-khaliif-airport-resumes-operation/) — Goobjoog News, 2015-05-05