Port Harcourt International Airport

Port Harcourt International Airport

Pápá Ọkọ̀-Òfurúfú Káríayé Port Harcourt
Filin jirgin saman Port Harcourt
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesPort Harcourt
LocationOmagwa, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL91 ft / 27.7 m
Coordinates5°00′55″N 6°57′00″E / 5.01528°N 6.95000°E / 5.01528; 6.95000
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PHC is located in Nigeria
PHC
PHC
Location of the airport in Nigeria
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers1,223,807
Passenger change 14–15Decrease8.5%
Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

Port Harcourt International Airport (Yoruba: Pápá Ọkọ̀-Òfurúfú Káríayé Port Harcourt, Hausa: Filin jirgin saman Port Harcourt, IATA: PHC, ICAO: DNPO) is an international airport located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt, the capital city of the Rivers State in Nigeria. The airport has two terminals for both international and domestic flights. The new International terminal was commissioned by the executive president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on 25 October 2018. In 2009, the airport served 1,081,587 passengers, making it the third-busiest airport in Nigeria[citation needed].

  1. ^ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Port Harcourt International Airport
  2. ^ "Airport information for DNPO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for PHC at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 May 2017.