The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has revealed that the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja recorded over a 3.8million passengers between January and August this year.
According to FAAN, as of August 2022, the airport processed 3,247,484 domestic passengers and 638,502 international passengers.
The Managing Director of the authority, Captain Rabiu Yadudu disclosed this during the 40th anniversary of the Abuja Airport and the commissioning of the automated park and pay service.
Yadudu who was represented by Director of Airport Operations, Captain Muktar Muye, said: “The airport was commissioned on 29th September 1982 and the first commercial flight was Kabo Airlines’ Boeing 727 operating from Kano -Lagos en route Abuja, while the second was Nigeria Airways Boeing 727 aircraft. The airport has continued to grow in leaps and bounds since 1982.”
Giving statistics on the passengers and flights processed since last year at the airport, Yadudu said: “In the year 2021, a total of 5,323,905 passengers were processed through the airport, which was a whopping 37.23% increase on the year 2020 figures.
“The airport presently has five terminals namely: domestic, International, pilgrims, cargo, and VIP terminals.
“The airport currently has eight domestic airlines operating with a daily average of 65 flights and 11,774 passengers, and 12 international carriers with an average of 10 flights and 3034 passengers daily.
“As of August 2022, Abuja airport has processed 3,247,484 domestic and 638,502 international passengers.”
