Eket Airstrip - LOCATION AND NEARBY HOTELS

By Uforo-Abasi Essien

16 October 2020

Eket Airstrip - Latest Updates

IATA Airport Code: NONE

ICAO Airport Code: DNEK

Airport TypeLocationCoordinatesElevation 
PublicEket, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria4?38?50?N, 7?57?00?E13 m/ 42 ft 

Eket Airstrip is located in Eket city, Nigeria. It serves Eket, a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It also serves the Exxonmobil oil and gas company. With about 364,489 people in it's urban region, Eket has the second largest urban population in Akwa Ibom State. It is an oil rich city. Because of the availability of arable land in the city, most of its inhabitants are farmers.

It is believed that the airstrip stopped functioning since ExxonMobil ceased patronage. This is because the Akwa Ibom International Airport was more preferred by the organization.

Eket Airstrip
Eket, Nigeria

RUNWAY

Eket airfield runway is a about 4265 feet long. In order to increase resistance to shear stress, it's surface is paved with asphalt. Also, Runway Lights are yet to be installed at the airstrip.

DirectionLength
01/191300 m / 4265 ft
Eket Airstrip

NEARBY HOTELS

Villa Marina Hotel

Utimanik Suites

Royalty Hotels

Springfield Hotel

Precious World Resort Limited

AIRPORTS NEAR EKET AIRSTRIP

Victor Attah International Airport

Port Harcourt International Airport

Margaret Ekpo International Airport

Sam Mbakwe International Airport

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