to 2,650 m. The runway's width will also be widened from 30 m to 45 m, and feature 7.5 m gravel shoulders on both sides. According to Gelle, the Puntland government plans to carry out similar upgrades at the Garowe, Galkayo and Qardho airports. In December 2014, the foundation stone for a new runway was laid at the airport. The inauguration event was attended by cabinet ministers, legislators, traditional leaders, and various international officials, including tender winner China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, financial partner and Ambassador of Italy to Somalia Farbizio Marcelli, and United Nations Office for Project Services representatives. The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation is now slated to upgrade the airport's existing gravel runway, pave it with asphalt, and convert it from 1.8 km to 2.65 km in accordance with the code 4C operations clause. On 8 January 2016, The renovated and modernized Bosaso Airport was officially reopened, the reopening event attended by President of the federal republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Puntland president Abdiweli Mohamed Ali federal and regional ministers, Mayor of Bosaso Yasin Mire Mohamud, the constructor CCECC, Italian Ambassador, and other distinguished guests and foreign envoys as well as Traditional elders include Ugas Hassan Ugas Yasin. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents See also Aden Adde International Airport Hargeisa International Airport Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport Burao Airport Kismayo Airport Berbera Airport List of airports in Somalia References External links Airports in Somalia Bosaso