Beledweyne Airport
Beledweyne Airport or Haaji-Duqow Ahmed Fiidow Airport is an airport serving Beledweyne (also spelled Belet Uen or Beletweyn, ), the capital city of the Hiran region in Somalia. The airport is in the countryside northeast of the city. Facilities. The airport elevation is above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with a crushed rock and packed sand surface measuring . 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 25% of the city's population. The airport was named after the well known Elder Duqow Ahmed Fiidow of the Aadan-Warsame subclan 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 . In January and February, the average daily minimum temperature is .