Kaduna International Airport, is now set for 24 hours local and international operations.
The general manager public relations of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye in a statement said all necessary steps to ensure that the status of the Airport as an Alternate Airport to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, (NAIA), during the closure have been put in place.
Sam Adurogboye stated that the navigational aids have been well calibrated and fully functional to facilitate continuous smooth landings and take-offs.
“Therefore, towards a seamless flight operations in line with Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPs), all relevant departments and directorates with full complement of staff have been redeployed to Kaduna from the aviation agencies.
The regional managers of NCAA Abuja and Kaduna offices are on ground to allow for smooth integration of the additional staff coming to Kaduna.
The National Security Committee has designed and gotten approval for the Security programme to cover the airport and its environs during the six weeks closure,” Adurogboye said.
He stated further that all the relevant aviation agencies, the Regulatory Authority, NCAA, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Nigerian Customs and Excise, NCS, Nigerian Immigration Service NIS, Nigerian Police Force and other security services are all at the airport to provide unhindered facilitation of passenger traffic and flights.
The federal government of Nigeria will close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abujaeffectively midnight of Wednesday 8th March, 2016, to allow for repairs on the runway.
