Coordinates: 09°00′24″N 007°15′47″E / 9.00667°N 7.26306°E
| Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: ABV – ICAO: 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: ABV, ICAO: 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.
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
| 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% |
Airlines and destinations
International
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Arik Air | Niamey |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| Delta Air Lines | Dakar, New York-JFK |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt |
| Virgin Nigeria | Accra |
Domestic
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aero Contractors (Nigeria) | Lagos, Port Harcourt |
| Afrijet Airlines | Lagos, Yola |
| Arik Air | Akure, Benin City, Calabar, Gombe, Enugu, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Yola, Warri |
| Associated Aviation | Benin City, Ibadan, Markudi |
| Bellview Airlines | Kano, Lagos |
| Capital Airlines (Nigeria) | Ilorin, Lagos, Minna |
| Chanchangi Airlines | Lagos, Port Harcourt |
| Dana Air | Lagos |
| IRS Airlines | Calabar, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Yola |
| Overland Airways | Ibadan, Ilorin |
| Virgin Nigeria | Kano, Lagos, Sokoto |
Incidents and accidents
On 10 December 2005 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashed at Port Harcourt Airport in Port Harcourt after flying from Abuja.
On October 29, 2006 ADC Airlines Flight 53 crashed shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria.
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. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
- ^ http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/9/12.html
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