Akwa Ibom International Airport
Reason To Recommend Place
It features an impressive N18bn terminal that is the first new-generation terminal in the country, comparable to London Heathrow’s newest Terminal 5\. With its wave roof and fluid outline, the international terminal is extremely inviting building, designed to give an outstanding first impression of Akwa Ibom.
Reason For Loving Place
This airport located some distance from the state capital services the whole of Akwa Ibom air needs. Done with its second phase of construction, with the addition of a MRO facility, an international terminal and expanded taxi-ways, it now truly serves a higher proportion of business travelers and visitors journeying to and fro the state.
Quote About Place
["As the Ibom International Airport gears up for international flight operations, the terminal building and other facilities are to be redesigned to accommodate the expected influx of local and international passengers-Governor Udom Emmanuel"]
What To Bring
["Your flight documents; passport, flight ticket, booking confirmation (in case of a problem)","Your luggage."]
Ways Of Travel
By aircraft, car and motorbike
Nice Things About Place
The airport itself is reached via a dualised highway through an impressive automated Gate Control and it boasts a runway of 3,600 metres, expandable to 4,200 metres, the second-longest runway in Nigeria after Lagos, with an impressive 190 approach lights.
