Ajaokuta Airstrip Explained

Ajaokuta Airstrip
Faa:DN51
Type:Public
City-Served:Ajaokuta, Nigeria
Elevation-F:620
Coordinates:7.4583°N 6.4611°W
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Label:Ajaokuta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Nigeria
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-M:1500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1] GCM Google Maps[2]

Ajaokuta Airstrip or Ajaokuta Airfield is an airstrip southwest of Ajaokuta, a town in the Kogi State in Nigeria.

Description

The airport is located in kogi state in adogo in ajaokuta town, one of the industrial area in kogi state, according to findings the airport has a Latitude of (7° 27' 15.59" N) and Longitude of (6° 27' 23.99" E.).The airport has no airline service. And there are some nearer and closer airport to the airstrip. The likes of Lokoja airstrip 40 kilometers away, Akure airport which is 130 kilometers away from the airport.[3]

Latest About

In 2021 the national assembly under the Senate president approved the bill for the renovation of some airstrips in Nigeria; in the 2022 Nigeria national budget Ajaokuta airstrip strip was among the eight listed airstrips for renovation and profer function in other to generate more income and revenue from the ajaokuta airstrip. And also for the movement and transportation of raw materials, in and out of ajaokuta steel mill in kogi state.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@7.457092,6.4612436,2250m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Ajaokuta
  3. Web site: Ajaokuta Airport closest airports @ OurAirports . 2023-06-16 . ourairports.com.
  4. Web site: admin . 2021-11-28 . 2022 Budget: Senate Proposes Rehabilitation of Ajaokuta Airstrip, 7 Others - :: Kogi Reports :: . 2023-06-16 . kogireports.com . en-GB.