The Airport in Abuja is called the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Also known as Abuja City Airport, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is one of the best maintained airports in the country. There are various airlines which operate from this Abuja airport. While some airlines fly daily flights, many operate non-stop flights to and from the city of Abuja. The Airport in Abuja links this popular tourist destination with the rest of the world.
This airport is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city. It was named after Nigeria's first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal. Both the domestic and international terminals share the same runway.
Some International Airlines that operate from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport are:
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines of Amsterdam
- Lufthansa in Frankfurt
- British Airways from London to Heathrow
Some Domestic Airlines that operate from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport are:
- Aero Contractors operates flights to and from Abuja to Lagos, Owerri
- Arik Air, operates flights to and from Abuja to Calabar, Enugu, Lagos, Port Harcourt
- Bellview Airlines, operates flights to and from Abuja to Kano and Lagos
- Chanchangi Airlines operates flights to and from Abuja to Lagos and Port Harcourt
- IRS Airlines operates flights to and from Abuja to Kano and Maiduguri
- Overland Airways operates flights to and from Abuja to Calabar, Ibadan and Ilorin
- Virgin Nigeria operates flights to and from Abuja to Lagos, Kano and Sokoto
The airport will undergo rapid expansion and up gradation in the years to come. On November 13, 2006, the Abuja Gateway Consortium signed an USD101.1 million contract for the maintenance and expansion of the airport over the next 25 years. The contract signed covers other important facets of up gradation of an airport like building of a hotel, a private car park, shopping malls and a bonded warehouse.
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