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Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

 
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Coordinates: 09°00′24″N 007°15′47″E / 9.00667°N 7.26306°E / 9.00667; 7.26306

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
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IATA: ABVICAO: DNAA
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
Sources: FAAN [1] and DAFIF [2][3]

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (IATA: ABVICAO: DNAA) is 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. On December 15, 2009, construction for a second runway was approved to start. Construction is expected to be completed within 24 months.

The Abuja Gateway Consortium signed on November 13, 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.

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Statistics

Statistics for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [4]
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 2,200,000[5] 8.6%
2008 2,746,359[6]

Airlines and destinations

International

Airlines Destinations
Arik Air Accra, Banjul, Dakar, London-Heathrow, Niamey
British Airways London-Heathrow
Delta Air Lines New York-JFK
EgyptAir Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Kabo Air Kano, Dubai
KLM Amsterdam
Lufthansa Frankfurt

Domestic

Airlines Destinations
Aero Contractors (Nigeria) Enugu, Lagos, Port Harcourt
Arik Air Akure, Benin City, Calabar, Gombe, Enugu, Ilorin, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo, Warri, Yola
Associated Aviation Benin City, Ibadan, Markudi
Chanchangi Airlines Lagos, Port Harcourt
Dana Air Kano, Lagos
IRS Airlines Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Yola
Nigerian Eagle Airlines Kano, Lagos, Sokoto
Overland Airways Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Katsina, Minna

Incidents and accidents

  • 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.

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