FAAN announces closure of Owerri airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has announced plans to temporarily adjacent the runway astatine Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport successful Owerri, Imo State, for astir 25 days to let for repairs and resurfacing.

The projected closure is scheduled to commence connected October 20, 2026, taxable to last confirmation.

FAAN disclosed this successful a connection issued by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Henry Agbebire.

“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, wishes to pass passengers, airlines and the nationalist of the projected impermanent closure of the runway astatine Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, for indispensable repairs and resurfacing works.

“The closure is tentatively scheduled to commence connected October 20, 2026, for astir 25 days, taxable to last confirmation.

“The planned involution has go indispensable owed to the deterioration of sections of the runway, including potholes and extended aboveground cracking, which person been further aggravated by caller dense rainfall.

“The rehabilitation works volition see pavement repairs, ace attraction and resurfacing of affected sections to reconstruct the runway to a safer operational condition, peculiarly up of the anticipated summation successful rider and formation postulation during the Christmas season.

“These repairs volition als...