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Akanu Ibiam International Airport[4] (IATA: ENU, ICAO: DNEN), also known as Enugu Airport,[1] is an airport serving Enugu,[2] the capital city of Enugu State of Nigeria, and nearby cities, such as Abakaliki, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Afikpo, Okigwe, Nsukka, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja. The airport is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995), a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in Ebonyi State.

Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu Airport
IATA: ENU ICAO: DNEN
Summary
Airport type	Public
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″N 7°33′40″E
Map
ENU Location of airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 352,820 Passenger change 14–15 4.5%
Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3]

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] The airport was re-opened on 16 December 2010, but the second and third phase of the construction work is still ongoing. The airport is being prepared for its new status as an international airport.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

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

Statistics

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

Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Passengers	197,783	173,559	201,064	276,035	366,592	N.D.	301,744	211,225	229,676	337,530	352,820
Growth (%)	3.88%	12.25%	15.85%	37.29%	32.81%	N.D.	N.D.	30.00%	8.74%	46.96%	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])

Accidents and incidents

• In August 2019, six years after being constructed, the airport's runway collapsed. The airport was closed for urgent repair work and a government investigation launched.[12]

See also

• Transport in Nigeria
• List of airports in Nigeria
• List of the busiest airports in Africa

References

External links

• Accident history for ENU at Aviation Safety Network
• OurAirports - Enugu
• SkyVector - Akanu Ibiam

На других языках

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- [en] Akanu Ibiam International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Akanu Ibiam

El Aeropuerto Internacional Akanu Ibiam (IATA: ENU, OACI: DNEN), también conocido como Aeropuerto de Enugu, es un aeropuerto que atiende a Enugu, una ciudad en el Estado de Enugu de Nigeria. El aeropuerto recibe su nombre de Akanu Ibiam.

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