The Forgotten Flag

I have came across this flag in an empty airport in Garowe. Most Somali airports are very small and do not look like airports due to lack of facilities and paved roads but this one takes it one step further. By the looks of it, there is no way you could tell an airplane could land here. There are NO OFFICES or people to welcome you or collect taxes from you. I was informed, although can not confirm, that this airport is used by cargo planes only, although I might add that UN planes do land here as well. Because I was on a cargo plane when I landed here, I will go with the assumption that commercial planes do not use this runway. The airport is called Conoco Airport because as the the locals explained to me, the oil company Conoco established it and uses it for purpose of searching for oil, transportation's of equipment, etc.

Whatever the airport is, the flag really got to me because it is still beautiful despite being old and covered with plastic bag. It is amazing how you only need to look at the SKY to know what the Somali flag looks like.