Port Harcourt International Airport

Port Harcourt International Airport
IATA: PHC – ICAO: DNPO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves Port Harcourt
Location Omagwa, Nigeria
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 87 ft / 27 m
Coordinates 5°00′55″N 6°57′00″E / 5.01528°N 6.95000°E / 5.01528; 6.95000
Map
PHC

Location of the airport in Nigeria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 1,256,854 Increase
Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

Port Harcourt International Airport (IATA: PHC, ICAO: DNPO) is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital city of the Rivers State in Nigeria. The airport has a single terminal with separate facilities for international and domestic flights. In 2009, the airport served 1,081,587 passengers, making it the third busiest airport in Nigeria.

The Port Harcourt non-directional beacon (Ident: PR) and VOR-DME (Ident: POT) are located on the field.[5][6]

History

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.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Contractors Abuja, Lagos
Air France Abuja, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos
Arik Air Abuja, Lagos, Libreville
Cronos Airlines Malabo
Dana Air Abuja, Lagos
Discovery Air Abuja, Lagos, Uyo
First Nation Airways Lagos
Lufthansa Abuja, Frankfurt
Med-View Airline Lagos

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Cargo Paris-Charles de Gaulle
AV Cargo Aviation Liège
Cargolux Airlines Luxembourg
Nordic Global Airlines Ostend

Statistics

Passenger figures[7]
Year Total passengers % Increase
2006 917,151
2007 5,494-99.4%
2008 868,458 15707.4%
2009 1,081,587 24.5%
2010 1,211,810 12.0%
2011 1,206,492 -0.4%
2012 1,256,854 4.2%

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Port Harcourt International Airport
  2. ↑ Airport information for DNPO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for PHC at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ Google Maps - Port Harcourt
  5. ↑ OurAirports - POT VOR
  6. ↑ SkyVector - PR NDB
  7. ↑ Statistics from Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
  8. ↑ Accident Synopsis 17 December 1996AirDisaster.com Archived 11 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Accident Synopsis 27 November 2001AirDisaster.com Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

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