NCAA: 250,975 Aircraft Passed Through Nigerian Airports In 2017

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A report put together by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that 250,975 aircraft passed through thirty Nigerian airports in 2017 with majority of the movements coming from the Murtala Muhammed Aiport (MMA), Lagos.

This is as 4,056, 717 passengers arrived and departed Nigeria within the same period under review.

The breakdown of the domestic aircraft movement indicated that in the month of January, 5,030 aircraft passed through the Lagos Airport with 2,491 and 2,539 aircraft as arriving and departing aircraft respectively.

Abuja Airport had the second highest aircraft traffic in January with 3,922 movement and 1,956 and 1,966 as arriving and departing aircraft movement respectively.

According to the report, Kano Airport had 258 aircraft movement, Port Harcourt Airport; 1,351, Calabar; 155, Maiduguri; 704, Sokoto; 74, Ilorin; 194, Yola; 252, Kaduna; 276, Katsina; 43, Minna; 56, Gombe; 50, Enugu; 363, Akure; 62, Benin; 287, Eket; 104, Ibadan; 130, Jos; 56, Owerri; 505 and Osubi airstrip with 376 aircraft movement within the period.

Others were Zaria; 10, Bauchi; 14, Asaba; 98, Finima; 229, Kebbi; 53 and Dutse Airport with 10 aircraft movement in the January of 2017.

Makurdi, Akwa Ibom Airport, Escravos, Akwa Ibom and Forcados airstrips had no aircraft movement in the first month of the year 2017.

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For the month of February, Lagos Airport had a total number of 5,037 aircraft movement, Abuja Airport had 3,707 aircraft movement, Kano; 266, Port Harcourt; 1,309, Calabar; 156, Maiduguri; 603, Sokoto; 106, Ilorin; 185, Yola; 166, Kaduna; 317, Katsina; 28, Minna; 51, Gombe; 40, Enugu; 315, Akure; 126, Benin; 294 and Ibadan with 117 aircraft movement.

Others are Jos; 76, Owerri; 430, Osubi; 303, Zaria; 12, Bauchi; 22, Escravos; 1,624, Akwa Ibom; 241, Asaba; 104, Finima;286, Kebbi; 54 and Dutse with just 12 aircraft movements in the February 2017.

For the month of March, Lagos had 5,553 aircarft movements, Abuja had 1,170, Kano; 307, Porr Harcourt; 1,428, Calabar; 190, Sokoto; 162, Ilorin; 219, Yola; 231, Kaduna; 2,356, Katsina; 22, Minna; 119, Gombe; 38, Enugu; 322 and Akure had 51 aircraft movements in March.

Others for the month of March were Benin; 381, Ibadan; 178, Jos; 138, Owerri; 378, Osubi; 364, Zaria; nine, Bauchi; 64, Escravos; 2,114, Akwa Ibom; 278, Asaba; 44, Finima; 317, Kebbu; 4 and Dutse had 15 aircraft within the period.

In all, a total number of 62,872 aircraft arrived and departed Lagos Airport on the domestic scene in 2017, Abuja; 44,484; Kano; 4,285, Port Harcourt; 16,367, Calabar; 2,184, Maiduguri; 8,711, Sokoto; 1,474, Ilorin; 2,867, Yola; 2,609 and Kaduna had 7,713 aircraft movements in the past year.

Others were Katsina; 529, Minna; 888, Gombe; 736, Enugu; 4,573, Akure; 1,206, Benin; 4,216, Eket; 1,704, Ibadan; 1,984, Jos; 1,009, Owerri; 6,083, Osubi; 4,945, Zaria; 206, Bauchi; 559, Escravos; 20,259, Akwa Ibom; 3,056, Asaba; 1220, Finima; 3,144, Forcados; 146, Kebbi; 558 and Dutse had 106 aircraft movement in 2017.

On the international routes, only 17 airports received and departed aircraft with a total number of 40, 283 aircraft movement. The breakdown of the movement showed that there were 20,181 and 20,102 aircraft movment as arrival and departure, respectively.

The international wing of Lagos airport had a total number of 27,698, Abuja; 7,650, Kano; 1,887, Port Harcourt; 1,821, Calabar; five, Maiduguri; 98, Sokoto; 83, Ilorin; 34, Yola; 58, Kaduna; 410, Katsina; Minna; 36, Gombe; 44, Enugu;328, Bauchi; 36, Kebbi; 51 and Dutse with 12 aircraft movement within the period.

International passenger movements indicated that at least 4,056, 717 passengers passed through 18 Nigerian airports within the period.

However, Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt Airports led the packs with the highest number of arriving and departing passenger movements in 2017.

The breakdown showed that Lagos had 2, 869,099 arriving and departing passengers in 2017, Abuja; 734,509, Kano; 186,795, Port Harcourt; 81,125.

Others were Calabar; 25, Maiduguri; 7,762, Sokoto; 20, 495, Ilorin; 6,058, Yola; 11,428, Kaduna; 46,832, Katsina; 9176, Minna; 9,556, Gombe; 4,888, Enugu; 41,344, Bauchi; 9,523, Akwa ibom; 47, Kebbi, 14,385 and Dutse with 3,679 international passengers in 2017.