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| Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |||
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IATA: ABV – ICAO: DNAA
 ABV
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| Summary | |||
| 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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[edit] 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 |
[edit] Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Avient Aviation | Liège |
[edit] 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 | 2,190,398 | 8.2% | ||
| 2008 | 2,651,282 | 17.4% | ||
| 2009 | 3,196,438 | 17.1% |
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
- ^ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
