Asaba International Airport

Asaba Airport (IATA: ABB, ICAO: DNAS) is an airport serving Asaba, the capital of Delta State of Nigeria. The airport handles domestic services connecting the city to Nigeria's major metropolitan centres.[3] It also serves Onitsha, across the Niger River in Anambra State.

Asaba International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorDelta State government
ServesAsaba, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL305 ft / 93 m
Coordinates6°12′15″N 6°39′55″E
Map
ABB
Location of Airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,400 11,155 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The airport was opened with great expectations in 2013,[4] but rapid deterioration of the new runway has required major restoration.[5][6] The Delta State government signed a concession agreement with a consortium of private companies to manage and run the Asaba Airport for a period of 30 years in February 2021. Aside from the companies upgrading the infrastructures at the airport, the major concessionaire is to pay annual royalty to the state government until the airport is again handed back to the state. [7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aero Contractors Abuja, Lagos
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos[8]
Overland Airways Abuja
United Nigeria Airlines[9] Abuja, Lagos

See also

References
  1. Airport information for ABB at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Asaba
  3. "Asaba International Airport Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  4. Asaba airport unveiled Flashpoint News, December 2013
  5. Asaba airport restoration The Guardian, May 2015
  6. Asaba airport temporary closure PMNews, March 2016
  7. How states can recoup investment in airports TDPel Media, March 2021
  8. https://www.flyairpeace.com/#cal-accordion-0-1
  9. "United Nigeria begins commercial operations".

[1]==External links==


  1. "Asaba airport concession: Delta confirms N1bn upfront payment". 18 March 2021.
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