Akanu Ibiam International Airport

Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu Airport
IATA: ENU ICAO: DNEN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves	Enugu, Awgu, Abakaliki, Awka, Umuahia; (Onitsha),( Nnewi),(Owerri), Aba, Okigwe, Nsukka, Orlu, Afikpo and Arochukwu, Parts of Cross River, Benue and Kogi States of Nigeria. Nigeria
Elevation AMSL	466 ft / 142 m
Coordinates	6°28′26″N 7°33′40″E / 6.47389°N 7.56111°E / 6.47389; 7.56111
Map
ENU Location of airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 352,820 Passenger change 14–15 4.5%
Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3]

Akanu Ibiam International Airport^[4] (IATA: ENU, ICAO: DNEN), also known as Enugu Airport,^[1] is an airport serving Enugu,^[2] the capital city of Enugu State of Nigeria, and nearby cities, such as Abakaliki, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Afikpo, Okigwe, Nsukka, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja. The airport is named after the late Akanu Ibiam (1906–1995), a medical doctor and statesman who hailed from Afikpo in Ebonyi State. The airport was closed on February 10, 2010, by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for the first phase of major renovation and expansion works.^[4] The airport was re-opened on 16 December 2010, but the second and third phase of the construction work were completed after that. The airport is an international airport.^[5][6]