Akwa Ibom Airport

Akwa Ibom International Airport
IATA: QUO – ICAO: DNAI
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Akwa Ibom State
Serves Uyo, Oron
Location Okobo
Elevation AMSL 170 ft / 52 m
Coordinates 4°52′25″N 8°05′40″E / 4.87361°N 8.09444°E / 4.87361; 8.09444Coordinates: 4°52′25″N 8°05′40″E / 4.87361°N 8.09444°E / 4.87361; 8.09444
Map
QUO

Location of airport in Nigeria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,600 11,811 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Akwa Ibom Airport (IATA: QUO, ICAO: DNAI) is an airport serving Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. The airport is 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Uyo, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the river port of Oron.

The Akwa Ibom non-directional beacon (Ident: AI) and Uyo VOR-DME (Ident: AKW) are located on the field.[3]

The first phase of airport construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2009. Akwa Ibom Airport opened on September 23, 2009, and the first scheduled passenger service commenced on December 2, 2009, when Arik Air began offering flights to Abuja and Lagos. The second construction phase began in 2012, and included the completion of a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility, the construction of an international terminal, and additional taxiways.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aero Contractors Abuja, Lagos
Arik Air Abuja, Lagos
Dana Air Abuja, Lagos

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for QUO at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Akwa Ibom
  3. ↑ SkyVector Aeronautical Charts

External links


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