Port Harcourt International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port Harcourt | ||||||||||
| Location | Omagwa, Nigeria | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 87 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°00′55″N 6°57′00″E / 5.01528°N 6.95000°E | ||||||||||
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  PHC Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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Port Harcourt International Airport (IATA: PHC, ICAO: DNPO) is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital city of the Rivers State in Nigeria. The airport has a single terminal with separate facilities for international and domestic flights. In 2009, the airport served 1,081,587 passengers, making it the third busiest airport in Nigeria.
The Port Harcourt non-directional beacon (Ident: PR) and VOR-DME (Ident: POT) are located on the field.[5][6]
History
On 18 August 2006, the airport was closed for repairs. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority stated that the emergency shutdown was in order to overhaul the runway and build a fence around the facility. Such maintenance had been in planning stages for several months, but an electrical fire on 17 August 2006 made repairs immediately necessary. All domestic flights were diverted to Sam Mbakwe Airport (Owerri), Akanu Ibiam International Airport (Enugu) and Margaret Ekpo International Airport (Calabar), while international flights were diverted to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (Abuja) or Murtala Mohammed International Airport (Lagos).
Repair work started in January 2007, while re-opening was originally expected to be in August 2007. In June 2007, work was suspended due to safety concerns of the engineers.
In December 2007, the airport was reopened to a limited capacity. Operations were restricted to daytime until the first quarter of 2008, by which time the new CAT III lighting system became fully operational.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air France Cargo | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| AV Cargo Aviation | Liège |
| Cargolux Airlines | Luxembourg |
| Nordic Global Airlines | Ostend |
Statistics
| Year | Total passengers | % Increase |
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| 2006 | 917,151 | |
| 2007 | 5,494 | -99.4% |
| 2008 | 868,458 | 15707.4% |
| 2009 | 1,081,587 | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 1,211,810 | 12.0% |
| 2011 | 1,206,492 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,256,854 | 4.2% |
Accidents and incidents
- On 17 December 1996, an MK Airlines DC-8-55F arriving from Luxembourg struck trees, landed short of the runway and burned. All four crew survived.[8]
- On 27 November 2001, an MK Airlines Boeing 747-200F crashed in bad weather on short final to Port Harcourt International Airport, killing one crew member.[9] Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation, produced a Civil Aviation Accident Report (FMA/AIPB/389) that found the pilot was using a nonstandard final approach on autopilot below 2000 feet, contrary to the company's policy.
- On 10 December 2005 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashed at Port Harcourt Airport after flying from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Of 110 passengers and crew on board, there were only two survivors.
See also
References
- ^ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Port Harcourt International Airport
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for PHC at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Port Harcourt
- ^ OurAirports - POT VOR
- ^ SkyVector - PR NDB
- ^ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
- ^ Accident Synopsis 17 December 1996AirDisaster.com Archived 11 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Accident Synopsis 27 November 2001AirDisaster.com Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Port Harcourt International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for PHC at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Port Harcourt
- OpenStreetMap - Port Harcourt Airport
- SkyVector - Port Harcourt
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