Bayelsa International Airport

Bayelsa International Airport
Signpost to Bayelsa International Airport, Yenagoa, Bayelsa
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Bayelsa State Government
OperatorBayelsa Airport Company Limited
ServesYenagoa, Bayelsa
LocationWilberforce Island, Nigeria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 12,139 3,700 Asphalt

Bayelsa International Airport (also known as BIA) is an international airport located at Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, with GPS coordinates: 4°57′46″N 6°12′20″E.

The airport is operated by the Bayelsa Airport Company Limited. [2]

History

The airport was commissioned for construction in 2012 by Bayelsa State ex-Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. The airport had its inaugural flight on 14 February 2019.[3]

The airport was officially commissioned for operation on Monday, 10 February 2020 by the former Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson, a year after its inaugural flight.[4]

Bayelsa International Airport was on the 17 April 2021 granted commercial flight operations approval by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA).[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Ibom Air Abuja [6]
United Nigeria Airlines Abuja, Lagos [7]

References

  1. ^ "Bayelsa International Airport, Yenagoa - DNBY | Handbook | Business Air News".
  2. ^ "Bayelsa Airport Company". LinkedIn Profile. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Bayelsa International Airport - POPULAR DESTINATIONS, TERMINALS AND NEARBY HOTELS". Hotels.ng Guides. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Agencies (8 February 2020). "Governor Dickson to commission Bayelsa Airport on Monday". TODAY. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "NCAA approves commercial flight operations at Bayelsa airport". Vanguard News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Home - Nigerian Local Flights - African Regional Flights - Ibom Air". 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "United Nigeria Airlines". flyunitednigeria.com.

04°57′30″N 006°12′17″E / 4.95833°N 6.20472°E / 4.95833; 6.20472


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