FAAN to Commence Work on 2nd Runway at Abuja Airport

Engineer Saleh Dunoma, managing director of  the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has assured of the authority’s efforts to kick start a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Dunoma stated this during a recent interview with newsman in Lagos.

According to him, “a second runway is very important because it is key to our operations”. ‎

Yakubu Dati, general manager, Corporate Affairs‎ at FAAN In a statement made available to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek quoted the MD saying that due to increase in passenger and airline movement at the airport, the construction of a second runway would further prevent the deterioration of the existing runway.

He envisioned that given the present rate of growth in the industry, the existing runway may not effectively sustain the traffic.

He further explained that a committee has been set up between the authority and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to determine what the runway would look like in terms of the facilities that should be included in the runway design.

Dunoma also said that a survey to determine the location of the second runway at the airport has been carried out so that the new facilities to be provided would work smoothly with the existing facility.