Sam Mbakwe Airport

Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Imo Airport
IATA: QOW – ICAO: DNIM QOW Location of airport in Nigeria
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves		Owerri, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL		373 ft / 114 m
Coordinates		05°25′37″N 007°12′21″E / 5.42694°N 7.20583°E / 5.42694; 7.20583
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
17/35	2,700	8,858	Asphalt
FAAN[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport^[1] (IATA: QOW^[3], ICAO: DNIM), also known as Imo State Airport^[2], 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.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 373 feet (114 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) by 45 metres (148 ft).^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Contractors	Lagos
Air Nigeria	Abuja, Lagos
Arik Air	Abuja, Lagos

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Sam Mbakwe Airport - Owerri". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=17. Retrieved 24 April 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Airport information for DNIM from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
3. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for QOW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

External links

	Nigeria portal
	Aviation portal

• Current weather for DNIM at NOAA/NWS