Anambra International Cargo Airport

Chinua Achebe International Airport Umueri
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAnambra State Government
ServesOnitsha

Awka Nnewi Ekwulobia Ihiala Otuocha

Anambra
LocationUmueri, Anambra
Opened30 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-30)
Hub forAir Peace
Coordinates6°16′13″N 6°52′39″E / 6.27026°N 6.87761°E / 6.27026; 6.87761
Map
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)

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

History

The project to build the airport was officially launched by the Anambra State government on 11 April 2017, with construction finishing three years later. The airport was then inaugurated by Anambra State's Governor Willie Obiano on 30 October 2021.[2]

On 2 December 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 7 December 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]

On 1 October 2023, the airport was renamed after Chinua Achebe, a literary icon who was a notable author, poet and critic from Anambra State and whose first novel, Things Fall Apart is globally acclaimed. Presently, the airport is known as Chinua Achebe International Airport, Umueri.[7][8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos [9]
United Nigeria Airlines Abuja, Lagos [10]

The airport located at Umueri, in Anambra East LGA of Anambra state, serves a lot of the neighboring states because it is a cargo airport, also. The roads that lead to the airport is motorable. Two airlines are currently functional here: Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines.[5]

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. ^ a b "New Anambra airport records 142 flights, 3,865 passengers in one month — Official". Premium Times. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Three new Z6 for airport in Nigeria" (press release). Ziegler. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ^ Obianeri, Ikenna (1 October 2023). "Soludo renames Anambra airport after Chinua Achebe". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ Chukindi, Joe (1 October 2023). "Soludo renames Anambra Airport after literary icon, Chinua Achebe". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ NAN (18 December 2021). "United Nigeria Airlines begin flights to Anambra". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2022.


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