Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Aerial view of the airport
IATA: ABV – ICAO: DNAA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves Abuja
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 1,123 ft / 342 m
Coordinates 9°00′24″N 7°15′47″E / 9.00667°N 7.26306°E / 9.00667; 7.26306
Website www.abuja.airport-authority.com
Map
ABV

Location of the airport in Nigeria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,610 11,844 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 6,183,603 Increase
Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (IATA: ABV, ICAO: DNAA) is an international airport serving Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, and is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city. It was named after Nigeria's first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe.

The airport is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Abuja, and has an international and a domestic terminal that share its single runway. The Abuja non-directional beacon (Ident: AG) is 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km) off the threshold of Runway 22. The Abuja VOR-DME (Ident: ABC) is 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) off the same runway.[5][6]

In November 2006 the Abuja Gateway Consortium signed an US$101.1 million contract for the management of the airport over the next 25 years. The contract included the construction of an airport hotel, private car parks, shopping malls, and a bonded warehouse, totalling US$50 million during its first five years, and additionally an upfront payment of US$10 million. According to the business plan, total investments would have amounted to US$371 million during the period of the contract. However, then-President Yar'Adua revoked the contract in April 2008.

Plans were invited for the construction of a second runway. The contract was awarded to Julius Berger Construction Company for US$423 million, but was revoked due to the high cost. The Federal Government approved fresh bids for the construction of the second runway.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has its head office on the airport grounds.[7]

Airlines and destinations

The international terminal
A taxiing Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Aero Contractors Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo Domestic
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan International
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle International
Air Peace Calabar, Enugu, Kebbi, Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt Domestic
Arik Air Asaba, Benin City, Calabar, Enugu, Gombe, Ibadan, Ilorin, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo, Warri, Yola Domestic
Arik Air Accra International
ASKY Airlines Lomé, N'Djamena, Yaoundé International
Azman Air Kano, Lagos Domestic
British Airways London-Heathrow International
Dana Air Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo Domestic
DiscoveryAir Nigeria Lagos Domestic
EgyptAir Cairo International
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa International
First Nation Airways Lagos Domestic
Lufthansa Frankfurt International
Med-View Airline Lagos, Yola Domestic
Med-View Airline Jeddah International
Overland Airways Akure, Bauchi, Ibadan, Ilorin Domestic
South African Airways Johannesburg-OR Tambo International
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk International

Statistics

Statistics for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport[8]
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%
2010 3,922,547 22.7% 60,340
2011 4,216,147 7.5% 66,182
2012 6,183,603 46.6%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja
  2. ↑ Airport information for DNAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for ABV at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ Google Maps - Abuja
  5. ↑ OurAirports - AG NDB
  6. ↑ OurAirports - ABC VOR
  7. ↑ Contact Us, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 9 September 2010.
  8. ↑ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Archived 1 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
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