Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
09°00′24″N 007°15′47″E / 9.00667°N 7.26306°E
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Abuja, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,123 ft / 342 m | ||||||||||
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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.
Statistics
| Year | Total Passengers | % Increase | Freight (tons) | Total Aircraft Movements |
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| 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
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Sal) [begins June 11][6]
- Etihad (Abu Dhabi) [Starts March 2009] [7]
- Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Malabo)
Domestic
- Aero Contractors (Nigeria) (Lagos, Port Harcourt)
- Afrijet Airlines (Enugu, Lagos, Port Harcourt)
- Arik Air (Akure, Benin City, Calabar, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Yola, Warri)
- Bellview Airlines (Kano, Lagos)
- Chanchangi Airlines (Lagos, Port Harcourt)
- Dana Air (Lagos)
- IRS Airlines (Kano, Maiduguri)
- Overland Airways (Ibadan, Ilorin)
- Virgin Nigeria ( Benin City, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Sokoto)
Incidents and accidents
On 10 December 2005 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashed at Port Harcourt Airport in Port Harcourt after flying from Abuja.
References
- ^ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for ABV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
- ^ http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/9/12.html
- ^ http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11185
- ^ http://nigerianbulletin.com/nigeria-business-finance-news/etihad-airways-to-launch-flights-to-nigeria/03092008/1974/