PORT HARCOURT AIRPORT

Port Harcourt International Airport is an?international airport?situated in Omagwa. Omagwa is a town in?Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State?in Nigeria. The IATA code for Port Harcourt Airport is PHC, and the ICAO code for Port Harcourt is DNPO.?The airport has only one terminal with separate facilities for international and domestic flights. In 2009, the airport served over 1 million passengers, making it the third busiest airport in Nigeria. Several banks with ATM stands are located close the Port Harcourt International Airport and they include Mainstreet Bank Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank, First Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, Diamond bank etc. These banks are all on the airport road. AIRLINES OPERATING FROM PORT HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT The following airlines operate from Port Harcourt International Airport. These airlines fly to and from the Port Harcourt International Airport. Arik Air Air Peace Dana Air MedView Airlines IRS Airlines Aero Contractors FLIGHTS FROM OTHER LOCATIONS/AIRPORTS TO PORT HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Lagos - Murtala Muhammed International Airport: It takes about 1 hour 5minutes to fly from Lagos to Port Harcourt City. The airlines that fly from Lagos (LOS) to Port Harcourt (PHC) are ? Arik Air, Air Peace, MedView Airlines, Aero Contractors, IRS Airlines, and Dana Air. Abuja ? Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport: It takes about 1 hour 5 minutes to fly from Abuja to Port Harcourt. There are 3 flights per day from Abuja to Lagos, and the airlines that fly from Abuja (ABV) to Port Harcourt (PHC) are ? Arik Air, Aero Contractors, Dana Airlines, and Air Peace. Kaduna ? Kaduna International Airport: The airline that flies from Kaduna (KAD) to Port Harcourt (PHC) is Arik Air. The flight stops at Lagos, and continues to PHC. Benin City ? Benin Airport: It takes about 3 hours 5 minutes to fly from Abuja to Benin City. There are 3 flights per day from Abuja to Lagos, and the airlines that fly from Abuja (ABV) to Port Harcourt (PHC) are ? Arik Air, and Air Peace. The costs for these domestic flights to and fro Port Harcourt vary with respect to the time of the year and the airline in use. ? Lagos ? Port Harcourt NGN 43,366.00 Abuja ? Port Harcourt NGN 43,724.00 OTHER AIRPORTS CLOSE TO PORT HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Port Harcourt international airport is the only airport within the city. However, the Uyo airport in Akwa Ibom is close to the airport. MOVING FROM PORT HARCOURT AIRPORT TO CITY Getting around in Port Harcourt is not so difficult because the city has a good road network, and there are different means of transporting one?s self from one place to another. They include the use of personal vehicles, commuter vehicles, Taxis / Cabs, Keke (tricycle) and Okada (bike). The cost of transportation in Port Harcourt largely depends on the distance to be covered. However, there are transportation costs as low as NGN 50.00. COST OF LIVING IN PORT HARCOURT Port Harcourt is a very busy city that experiences a great influx of people all round the year. Port Harcourt city is a business district and hence the cost of living in Port Harcourt is not very cheap, however, it is affordable. Port Harcourt serves really good food and a variety. In Port Harcourt, NGN 500 would be enough to get good food and a chilled drink. Visitors in Port Harcourt can eat at local restaurants, bukas, fast foods and internationally inclined restaurants. These means of transportation don?t cost much. There are a good number of markets in Port Harcourt which include the Oil Mill Market, Rumuokoro Market, Borokiri Market, Bori Camp, Ikoku Spare Parts Market, Creek Road Market, Slaughter Market (Abattoir), Garri Market, Market Square, and Everyday Supermarket. These markets sell a variety of items. ? FLIGHTS WITHIN THE VARIOUS AIRPORTS IN NIGERIA There are several popular domestic flights in Nigeria. These domestic flights go to and fro Lagos (Murtala Muhammed International Airport), Abuja (Nnamdi Azikiwe Int?l Airport), Port Harcourt (Port Harcourt International Airport), Jos (Yakubu Gowon Airport), Kaduna (Kaduna Airport), Benin (Benin Airport), Calabar (Nigeria) Margaret Ekpo International?Airport and Kano (Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport). INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO AND FROM PORT HARCOURT CITY Port Harcourt International Airport also operates global routes which include: Douala (Cameroon) ? Region Air. Frankfurt (Germany) ? Lufthansa Airline Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) ? Region Air Paris ? Charles de Gaulle (France) ? Air France, Brussel, KLM $4,168 Pointe- Noire (Republic of Congo) ? Region Air $189 Port Gentil (Gabon) ? Region Air The cost of flight from Port Harcourt to these international destinations vary according to the time of the year, and the time of booking. However, the average cost of these flights are NGN 70,000 and above. FLIGHT DURATION Depending on the city, the Flight distance between Port Harcourt and other destinations vary. Some of these flights have to stop over at other airports before proceeding to the main destination. Port Harcourt to Frankfurt Lufthansa ? 8h 35m via Abuja Air France ? 11h 30m+ via Abuja, Paris Arik Air, Qatar Airways ? 21h 5m+ via Lagos, Doha Port Harcourt to Douala Cronos Airline ? 2 h 45 m via Malabo Port Harcourt to Port Gentil 0 h 51 min Port Harcourt to Pointe- Noire 1 h 56 m Port Harcourt to Paris 7 h 21 m Port Harcourt to Malabo 18 min PEOPLE WHO LIKE NIGERIA ALSO LIKE People who like Nigeria also like places like Germany, USA, England, Accra, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Dakar, Egypt, Freetown, Abidjan, Tripolis, Cape Town, Cairo, Addis Ababa, Banjul, Monrovia, Cameroon, Tokyo, Istanbul, Luxembourg, and a list of others. These places have wonderful tourist location causing them to attract a lot of visitors. Many of these countries and cities cost nothing less than NGN 50,000 to visit.