Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport
Encyclopedia
Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport , also known as Imo State Airport, is an airport serving Owerri
, the capital city of Imo State
in southern-eastern Nigeria
. The airport is named in honor of a former governor and politician-philanthropist, the late Chief Sam Mbakwe
of Imo State.
of 373 feet (114 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2700 metres (8,858.3 ft) by 45 metres (147.6 ft).
Owerri
Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri consists of three Local Govern Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 400,000 as of 2006...
, the capital city of Imo State
Imo State
Imo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies to the south of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city.-History:Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been...
in southern-eastern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. The airport is named in honor of a former governor and politician-philanthropist, the late Chief Sam Mbakwe
Sam Mbakwe
Samuel "Sam" Onunaka Mbakwe was an Igbo politician and governor of Imo State, southern Nigeria from October 1, 1979 until December 31, 1983....
of Imo State.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 373 feet (114 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2700 metres (8,858.3 ft) by 45 metres (147.6 ft).