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Asaba International Airport | |||||||||||
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 Aerial view of Asaba International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil[1]/Public/Midsize[2] | ||||||||||
| Operator | Asaba Airport Company | ||||||||||
| Serves | Asaba, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Asaba, Delta State | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Lagos, Abuja, Kano | ||||||||||
| Time zone | (GMT+1) ({{{utc}}}) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 305 ft / 93 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°12′15″N 6°39′55″E / 6.20417°N 6.66528°E | ||||||||||
| Website | https://asabaairport.com/ | ||||||||||
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  ABB Location of Airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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Asaba International Airport (IATA: ABB, ICAO: DNAS):[5] is an international airport serving Asaba and the whole of the Delta State, Nigeria, and other nearby cities.[6] It is located approximately 7.9 kilometers (4.9 mi) east of the city centre of Asaba.[7]
The airport officially opened on 13 July 2011.
Asaba airport connects the commercial cities of Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kano and Onitsha.[8] It also serves other cities within the South-East and South-South region and is regulated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and was upgraded to Category 6 status in April 2010. Asaba Airport has reopened for commercial and charter airlines.[9] On 23 February 2021, the Delta State Government ceded the management of the airport to Asaba Airport Company by signing a 30-year concession agreement.[10]
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