Akanu Ibiam International Airport

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Akanu Ibiam International Airport

Enugu Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves Enugu, Awgu, Abakaliki, Awka, Umuahia; (Onitsha),( Nnewi),(Owerri), Aba, Okigwe, Nsukka, Orlu, Afikpo and Arochukwu, Parts of Cross River, Benue and Kogi States of Nigeria. Nigeria
Elevation  AMSL 466 ft / 142 m
Coordinates 6°28′26″N7°33′40″E / 6.47389°N 7.56111°E / 6.47389; 7.56111
Map
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ENU
Location of airport in Nigeria
Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
08/263,0009,843Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers352,820
Passenger change 14–15Increase2.svg4.5%
Sources: FAAN [1] WAD [2] GCM [3]

Akanu Ibiam International Airport [4] ( IATA : ENU, ICAO : DNEN), also known as Enugu Airport, [1] is an international airport serving Enugu, [2] the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria, and nearby cities, such as Abakaliki, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Afikpo, Okigwe, Nsukka, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja. It is named after the 20th-century politician Akanu Ibiam. The airport is strategically located at Emene, which is the primary industrial hub in Enugu.

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It plays host to the Nigerian Air Force Base made up of the Ground Training Command, 405 Helicopter Combat Training Group, 541 Comms Group, 553 Base Services Group, and the International Helicopter Flying School. The airport is an international airport. [5] [6]

History

It is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995), a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in Ebonyi State.

The airport was closed on February 10, 2010, by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the first phase of major renovation and expansion works. [4] It was re-opened on 16 December 2010, but the second and third phase of the construction work were completed after that.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Green Africa Airways Lagos
Ibom Air Abuja, Lagos
United Nigeria Airlines [7] Abuja, Lagos
Enugu Air Abuja, Lagos

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at ENU airport. See Wikidata query.

These data show the number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.

Year20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Passengers197,783173,559201,064276,035366,592N.D.301,744211,225229,676337,530352,820
Growth (%)Decrease2.svg 3.88%Decrease2.svg12.25%Increase2.svg15.85%Increase2.svg37.29%Increase2.svg32.81%N.D.N.D.Decrease2.svg30.00%Increase2.svg 8.74%Increase2.svg46.96%Increase2.svg 4.53%
Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013, [8] 2014, [9] Q3-Q4 of 2015, [10] and Q1-Q2 of 2016 [11] )

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Enugu Airport". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Airport information for DNEN [ usurped ] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ↑ Airport information for ENU at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. 1 2 "Enugu Airport Closed for Repairs". THISDAY. 30 November 2009.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Visits Enugu State For Commissioning Of Enugu Airport • Channels Television". Channels Television. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jonathan-opens-enugu-airport/71823/%5B%5D
  7. ↑ "United Nigeria begins commercial operations".
  8. ↑ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
  9. ↑ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
  10. ↑ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
  11. ↑ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016
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