Coordinates: 09°00′24″N 007°15′47″E / 9.00667°N 7.26306°E / 9.00667; 7.26306

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. On December 15, 2009, construction for a second runway was approved to start. Construction is expected to be completed within 24 months.

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.

Contents 1 Statistics 2 Airlines and destinations 2.1 International 2.2 Domestic 3 Incidents and accidents 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Statistics

Statistics for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ^[4]

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%
2008	2,746,359[6]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] International

Airlines	Destinations
Arik Air	Accra, Banjul, Dakar, London-Heathrow, Niamey
British Airways	London-Heathrow
Delta Air Lines	New York-JFK
EgyptAir	Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa
Kabo Air	Dubai
KLM	Amsterdam
Lufthansa	Frankfurt

[edit] Domestic

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Contractors (Nigeria)	Enugu, Lagos, Port Harcourt
Arik Air	Akure, Benin City, Calabar, Gombe, Enugu, Ilorin, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Maiduguri, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo, Warri, Yola
Associated Aviation	Benin City, Ibadan, Markudi
Chanchangi Airlines	Lagos, Port Harcourt
Dana Air	Kano, Lagos
IRS Airlines	Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Yola
Kabo Air	Kano
Nigerian Eagle Airlines	Kano, Lagos, Sokoto
Overland Airways	Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos, Katsina, Minna

[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 survive.

• 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

[edit] External links

• Current weather for DNAA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ABV at Aviation Safety Network