Akanu Ibiam International Airport
International airport serving Enugu, Nigeria
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Akanu Ibiam International Airport[4] (IATA: ENU, ICAO: DNEN), also known as Enugu Airport,[1] is an international airport serving Enugu,[2] the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria, and nearby cities, such as Abakaliki, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Afikpo, Okigwe, Nsukka, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja. It is named after the 20th-century politician Akanu Ibiam. The airport is strategically located at Emene, which is the primary industrial hub in Enugu.
Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 466 ft (142 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°28′26″N 7°33′40″E | ||||||||||
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  ENU Location of airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3] | |||||||||||
It plays host to the Nigerian Air Force Base made up of the Ground Training Command, 405 Helicopter Combat Training Group, 541 Comms Group, 553 Base Services Group, and the International Helicopter Flying School. The airport is an international airport.[5][6]
History
It is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995), a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in Ebonyi State.[citation needed]
The airport was closed on 10 February 2010, by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the first phase of major renovation and expansion works.[4] It was re-opened on 16 December 2010, but the second and third phase of the construction work were completed after that.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa[7] |
Statistics
These data show the 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 |
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| 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]) | |||||||||||
