Port Harcourt International Airport Explained

Port Harcourt International Airport
Iata:PHC
Icao:DNPO
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
City-Served:Port Harcourt
Location:Omagwa, Nigeria
Elevation-F:91
Elevation-M:27.7
Coordinates:5.0153°N 6.95°W
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Label:PHC
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Nigeria
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-M:3000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:1,223,807
Stat2-Header:Passenger change 14–15
Stat2-Data:8.5%
Footnotes:Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM Google Maps[3]

Port Harcourt International Airport is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital city of the Rivers State in Nigeria. The airport has two terminals for both international and domestic flights. The new International terminal was commissioned by the executive president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on 25 October 2018. In 2009, the airport served 1,081,587 passengers, making it the third-busiest airport in Nigeria.

History

In 1997, Air France started flights to Paris.[4] [5]

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.

In 2015, the airport gained notoriety for having been declared the worst in the world; amid this, the construction of a new passenger terminal was underway, which later opened in 2018.[6] [7]

Other facilities

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has its Port Harcourt office on the airport grounds.[8]

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Statistics

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

Year20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Passengers 917,151 679,282 278,363 868,458 1,080,088 1,211,816 1,346,611 1,192,136 1,220,306 1,337,477 1,223,807
Growth (%) 5.39% 25.94% 59.02% 211.99% 24.37% 12.20% 11.12% 11.47% 2.36% 9.60% 8.50%
Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[9] 2014,[10] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[11] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[12])

Accidents and incidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Port Harcourt International Airport
  2. Web site: usurped. Airport information for DNPO. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DNPO. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. Web site: Google Maps. Google Maps. 30 May 2017.
  4. News: Air France – KLM marks 20 years of flight to Port Harcourt . BusinessDay . 2017-06-14 . 14 August 2023 . Eguzozie, Ben.
  5. News: News in brief . World Airline News . 1997-02-10 . .
  6. Web site: 2015-11-11 . Nigeria defends world's worst airport dubbed 'corrupt, dirty with a tent for arrivals' . 2023-03-14 . The National . en.
  7. Web site: Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Nigeria . 2023-03-14 . Airport Technology . en-US.
  8. Web site: Contact. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. 2020-06-21. Port Harcourt Regional Office Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Nigeria.
  9. Web site: Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010–13 to Q1 2014. 30 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 – Q1 2015. 30 May 2017.
  11. Web site: NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT. 30 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016. 30 May 2017.
  13. AirDisaster.com
  14. AirDisaster.com
  15. Web site: 2014-03-01. Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 11272001. 2021-06-25. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301170238/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=11272001&reg=9G-MKI&airline=MK+Airlines. 1 March 2014.
  16. Web site: Excerpt from Aviation Investigation Report A04H0004, p.58.
  17. Web site: Timeline of Plane Crashes In Nigeria Channels Television. 2021-06-25. www.channelstv.com.
  18. Web site: 2015-12-10. Nigeria Marks 10 Years Since Plane Crash Of Sosoliso Flight 1145. 2021-06-25. Sahara Reporters.
  19. Web site: 20 July 2006. Final report on the accident to Sosoliso Airlines DC 9-32 aircraft registered 5N – BFD at Port Harcourt International Airport on 10th December 2005. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120617034119/http://www.aib.gov.ng/fmaaipb424.pdf. 17 June 2012. Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation. FMA/AIPB/424.
  20. Web site: Incident: Peace B735 at Port Harcourt on Jun 22nd 2019, runway excursion on landing .

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