- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
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Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport IATA: ABV – ICAO: DNAA Location of Airport in Nigeria
ABVSummary Airport type Public Owner/Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Serves Abuja, Nigeria Elevation AMSL 1,123 ft / 342 m Coordinates 09°00′24.5″N 007°15′47.5″E / 9.006806°N 7.263194°E 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: ABV, ICAO: 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.
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Terminal Aero Contractors (Nigeria) Lagos, Port Harcourt Domestic Air Nigeria Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto Domestic Arik Air Benin City, Calabar, Enugu, Gombe, Ilorin, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo, Warri, Yola Domestic Arik Air Accra International Associated Aviation Benin City, Ibadan, Markudi Domestic British Airways London-Heathrow International Chanchangi Airlines Lagos Domestic Dana Air Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo Domestic Delta Air Lines Accra [begins 1 December][5], New York-JFK International EgyptAir Cairo International Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa International IRS Airlines Gombe, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt, Yola, Kaduna Domestic KLM Amsterdam International Lufthansa Frankfurt International Overland Airways Ibadan, Ilorin Domestic Cargo airlines
Airlines Destinations Avient Aviation Liège El Al Cargo Tel Aviv Statistics
Statistics for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [6] 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
- On 10 December 2005, Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashed at Port Harcourt Airport in Port Harcourt after flying from Abuja. Of the 105 passengers and 5 crew onboard, only 2 survived.
- On 29 October 2006, ADC Airlines Flight 53 crashed shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport killing 96 onboard and 1 on the ground.
References
- ^ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja
- ^ Airport information for DNAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for ABV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Contact Us." Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=223626
- ^ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
External links
Categories:- Airports in Nigeria
- Buildings and structures in Abuja
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