Anambra International Airport Umueri
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAnambra State Government
ServesOnitsha

Awka Nnewi Ekwulobia Ihiala Otuocha

Anambra
LocationUmuleri, Anambra
Opened30 October 2021 (2021-10-30)
Hub forAir Peace
Coordinates6°16′13″N 6°52′39″E / 6.27026°N 6.87761°E / 6.27026; 6.87761
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06L/24R 3,700 12,139 Asphalt
Statistics (January, 2022)
Passengers11,860
Aircraft movements376
Land Area1,901 hectares (4,700 acres)

Anambra International Cargo Airport Umuleri is an international airport in Nigeria. It is situated at Ivite-Umueri in Umuleri, Anambra State.[1]

History

The project to build the airport was officially launched by the Anambra State government on April 11, 2017, with construction finishing three years later. The airport was then inaugurated by Anambra State’s Governor Willie Obiano on October 30, 2017.[2]

On December 2, 2021, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority issued the Anambra State Government the authority to open the airport for commercial operations,[3][4] after which the airport began commercial operations on December 7, 2021. In its first month of operations it had recorded 142 flights carrying a total of 3,865 passengers.[5]

In March 2022, a Ziegler fire truck was delivered to the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos [7]
United Nigeria Airlines Abuja, Lagos [8]

The airport located at Umueri, in Anambra East LGA of Anambra state, it serves a lot of the neighboring states because it was a cargo airport also. The roads that leads to the airport is motorable. Two airlines are currently functional here: Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Eze, Chinedu (10 December 2021). "As Commercial Flight Operation Begins at Anambra Airport". ThisDay. Anambra. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Anambra Airport Profile | CAPA".
  3. ↑ Okeke, Ifeoma (2 December 2021). "NCAA approves light aircraft for Anambra cargo airport". Business Day. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Azeez, Wasilat (2 December 2021). "Anambra airport gets NCAA approval to commence flight operations". TheCable. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Report, Agency (9 January 2022). "New Anambra airport records 142 flights, 3,865 passengers in one month — Official". Premium Times. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Three new Z6 for airport in Nigeria" (press release). Ziegler. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Yusuf, Yunus (26 January 2022). "Air Peace deploys 2 new aircraft on Anambra route, begins daily flights". P.M. News. Ikeja. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ↑ NAN (18 December 2021). "United Nigeria Airlines begin flights to Anambra". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ↑ www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/504810-new-anambra-airport-records-142-flights-3865-passengers-in-one-month-official.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 2023-06-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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