Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport
Ways Of Travel
By car and motorbike
Nice Things About Place
It has one runway with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 metres and is one of the airports that caters to cargo transport.
What To Bring
["Your flight documents; passport, flight ticket, booking confirmation (in case of a problem)"]
Safety Tips
["arrive about two hours before your flight so as to get through check-in hustle","do not leave your luggage unattended to"]
Reason For Loving Place
This is the first state government-built airport but has presently been taken over by the Federal Government. It serves to link Owerri with the world and in 2009, it serviced about 276,926 people.
Quote About Place
["FG assures on Owerri Int'l Cargo terminal-The Nation Newspaper. Oct 25, 2015","FGN Upgrades Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport to International Status-Breaking Times. Oct 23, 2015"]
Reason To Recommend Place
In 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the upgrade of the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport to an international airport and upgrading commenced immediately.