Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
IATA: ABVICAO: DNAA
ABV
Location of Airport in Nigeria
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves Abuja, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL 1,123 ft / 342 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,609 11,842 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 3,196,438
Source: List of the busiest airports in Africa, FAAN [1] and DAFIF [2][3]

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (IATA: ABVICAO: DNAA) is an international airport located in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria, and is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city. It was named after Nigeria's first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe. It consists of an international and a domestic terminal. Both terminals share the same runway. In 2009, the airport handled 3,196,438 passengers.

The Abuja Gateway Consortium signed on 13 November 2006 an USD101.1 million contract for the management of the airport over the next 25 years. The contract includes the construction of an airport hotel, private car parks, shopping malls and a bonded warehouse, totalling USD50 million, during its first five years in addition to an upfront payment of USD10 million. Total investments will according to the business plan amount to USD371 million during the period of the contract. However, president Yar'Adua revoked the contract on April 2008.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has its head office on the airport grounds.[4]

Plans call for construction of a second runway. The contract was awarded to Julius Berger for $423 million in April, but were revoked in June due to the high cost. The Federal Government approved fresh bids for construction of the second runway.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations Terminal
Aero Contractors Enugu, Lagos, Port Harcourt Domestic
Air Nigeria Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto Domestic
Arik Air Benin City, Calabar, Enugu, Gombe, Ibadan, Ilorin, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo, Warri, Yola Domestic
Arik Air Accra, London-Heathrow International
ASKY Airlines Lomé, Niamey International
Associated Aviation Benin City, Ibadan, Markudi Domestic
British Airways London-Heathrow International
Chanchangi Airlines Lagos Domestic
Dana Air Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo Domestic
Delta Air Lines Accra, New York-JFK International
EgyptAir Cairo International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa International
First Nation Airways Lagos Domestic
IRS Airlines Gombe, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt, Yola, Kaduna Domestic
KLM Amsterdam International
Lufthansa Frankfurt International
Overland Airways Asaba, Ibadan, Ilorin Domestic

Cargo airlines

Airlines Destinations
Avient Aviation Liège

Statistics

Statistics for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [5]
Year Total Passengers  % Increase Freight (tons) Total Aircraft Movements
2002 1,441,734 -%
2003 1,742,271 20.8%
2004 2,194,512 26%
2005 2,126,645 (3.1%)
2006 2,011,320 5.4%
2007 2,190,398 8.2%
2008 2,651,282 17.4%
2009 3,196,438 17.1%

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ^ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja
  2. ^ Airport information for DNAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for ABV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  4. ^ "Contact Us." Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.
  5. ^ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria

External links

Nigeria portal
Aviation portal