Mogadishu · Aden Adde International
Everything for your trip through Aden Adde
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Live at MGQ
Flight status alerts| Scheduled | Flight · Airline | To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:45 | D3 188Daallo | HargeisaHGA | Expected |
Last updated: 01:18 · Data: AeroDataBox
Flight times can change. Always confirm with your airline.
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The four things travellers ask us about most.
Visa & eTASCheck by passport whether you need Somalia's electronic travel authorisation.Get aroundTrusted airport transfers and security escorts.Hand-luggage checkerSecurity & baggageSpecial assistanceHelp centre
Where can you fly from Mogadishu?
★ Only lounge at MGQ© Arimas CIP TerminalAirport lounge
Skip the queues with the Arimas CIP Terminal
Mogadishu's only airport lounge: private check-in, escorted fast-track through immigration and security, porters, buffet dining, Wi-Fi and meeting rooms — for departures and arrivals.
- Buffet and à la carte dining
- Hot and cold drinks
- Free high-speed Wi-Fi
- Charging points
- TV — news and sport
- Private VIP rooms
Guides for your trip
Written for MGQ and checked against official sources.
Airport guideAden Adde International Airport: facts, runway and contactsCodes, runway, elevation, operator, terminal history and official contact details for Mogadishu's airport (MGQ / HCMM).
Get aroundGetting from Mogadishu Airport to your hotelPre-booked pickups are the standard way to leave the airport. Here is how they work and what to agree in advance.
BusinessInvesting in Somalia: the 2026 guideDebt relief, East African Community membership and a new investment law have opened a new chapter. Here is how investment works, who to talk to and where the opportunities are.
Travel to SomaliaSomalia visa and eTAS: what you need before you flySomalia uses an online Electronic Travel Authorisation System (eTAS). Here is who needs it, how to apply and what to carry.
Airport guideArriving at Mogadishu Airport: a step-by-step guideWhat happens from touchdown at Aden Adde International (MGQ) to the moment you leave the airport — documents, immigration, baggage and pickup.
Travel to SomaliaMoney in Mogadishu: dollars, shillings and mobile moneyUS dollars and mobile wallets such as EVC Plus run daily life in Mogadishu. Cards are rarely accepted.
Airport at a glance
Aden Adde International Airport
- Runway
- 05/23
- 3,184 × 45 m · asphalt
- Airport codes
- MGQ · HCMM
- IATA · ICAO
- Elevation
- 9 m
- 29 ft
- Terminal
- 2015
- Opened January 2015
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- EAT · Africa/Mogadishu
- Operator
- Favori
- September 2013
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