Official flight warnings over Somalia
- CZIB-NID-20589 Airspace of Somalia — valid until 30 Apr 2027
Quick facts
- Airports
- 8
- Scheduled routes
- 24
- Top airlines
- 8
- Outbound countries
- 8+
- Most-competitive route
- HGA → DXB · 2 carriers
Top airports in Somalia
| # | Airport | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogadishu | MGQ | 11 | Departures → |
| 2 | Hargeisa | HGA | 6 | Departures → |
| 3 | Garowe | GGR | 4 | Departures → |
| 4 | Bossaso | BSA | 3 | Departures → |
Top airlines based in Somalia
| # | Airline | IATA | Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daallo Airlines | D3 | 11 | Network → |
| 2 | Ethiopian Airlines | ET | 5 | Network → |
| 3 | Air Djibouti | DJ | 3 | Network → |
| 4 | flydubai | FZ | 1 | Network → |
| 5 | EgyptAir | MS | 1 | Network → |
| 6 | Salam Air | OV | 1 | Network → |
| 7 | Turkish Airlines | TK | 1 | Network → |
| 8 | Uganda Airlines | UR | 1 | Network → |
Most-competitive routes from Somalia
Most-served international destinations
- Dubai (DXB) · United Arab Emirates — 2 carriers
- Addis Ababa (ADD) · Ethiopia — 1 carrier
- Jeddah (JED) · Saudi Arabia — 1 carrier
- Aden (ADE) · Republic of Yemen — 1 carrier
- Entebbe (EBB) · Uganda — 1 carrier
- Istanbul (IST) · Turkiye — 1 carrier
- Djibouti (JIB) · Djibouti — 1 carrier
- Muscat (MCT) · Oman — 1 carrier
Aviation accidents in Somalia
- 2026-02-10 — Fokker 50 (StarSky Aviation)
- 2025-03-22 — De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo (Trident Aviation) — 5 fatal
- 2025-03-22 — 2025 Trident Aviation DHC-5 crash — 5 fatal
- 2024-03-09 — Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules
- 2024-01-18 — Fokker 50 (Jetways Airlines) — 1 fatal
- 2023-07-11 — Embraer EMB-120 Brasília (Halla Airlines)
- 2022-07-18 — Fokker 50 (Jubba Airways)
- 2021-07-21 — De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8) (Skyward Express)
- 2020-12-02 — Boeing 737-500 (Air Djibouti)
- 2020-09-19 — Fokker 50 (Silverstone Air)
- 2020-08-04 — Harbin Yunsunji Y-12 (Kenya Air Force)
- 2020-07-14 — De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8) (Bluebird Aviation)
- 2020-05-04 — Embraer EMB-120 Brasília (African Express Airways) — 5 fatal
- 2019-02-14 — Embraer EMB-120 Brasília (Freedom Airline Express)
- 2018-01-20 — Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (Delegation of the EU to Somalia, lsf AirTraffic Africa)
- 2017-06-03 — Fokker F27 Friendship (Safari Express Cargo)
- 2017-05-30 — Dornier DO328Jet (Heidi Aviation)
- 2016-02-02 — Daallo Airlines Flight 3159 — 1 fatal
- 2015-10-12 — Airbus A300 (Tristar Air)
- 2014-09-06 — Fokker 50 (Skyward International Aviation)
Where Somalia flies to
- Ethiopia — 4 routes to 1 airport
- United Arab Emirates — 4 routes to 1 airport
- Saudi Arabia — 2 routes to 1 airport
- Djibouti — 1 route to 1 airport
- Oman — 1 route to 1 airport
- Republic of Yemen — 1 route to 1 airport
- Turkiye — 1 route to 1 airport
- Uganda — 1 route to 1 airport
Frequently asked questions
How many airports are in Somalia?
Somalia has 8 airports in our dataset.
How many non-stop routes originate in Somalia?
Somalia has 24 routes departing from its airports in our weekly dataset.
Which airlines operate most routes from Somalia?
Top operators by route count: Daallo Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Djibouti, flydubai, EgyptAir.
Which is the busiest airport in Somalia?
By scheduled-route count, Mogadishu (MGQ) is the busiest airport in Somalia with 11 routes departing.
What is the most-connected international destination from Somalia?
Dubai (DXB), United Arab Emirates sees the most competition with 2 carriers serving it from Somalia.
Which countries do Somalia-based airlines fly to most?
Top outbound countries: Ethiopia (4 routes), United Arab Emirates (4 routes), Saudi Arabia (2 routes), Djibouti (1 route), Oman (1 route).