# Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW / DNIM)

**Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport** (IATA: QOW, ICAO: DNIM) is a medium airport in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. It has one runway, 2,700 m (8,858 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 547 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnim

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: QOW / DNIM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
- Elevation: 114 m / 373 ft
- Coordinates: 5.4271, 7.2060
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 m / 8,858 ft
- Passengers: 547,295 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
- Website: https://www.faan.gov.ng/owerri-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Mbakwe_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1936787
- Weather station: DNIM
- Ident: DNIM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 167° / 347° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 358,845 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 369,802 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 416,300 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 393,483 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 547,295 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 398 km / 247 mi · United Nigeria Airlines, Air Peace, Azman Air
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 448 km / 278 mi · United Nigeria Airlines, Enugu Air, Air Peace, Green Africa Airways, Arik Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from QOW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 2
- [United Nigeria Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-nigeria-airlines) · 2
- W3 [Arik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arik-air) · 1
- ZQ [Azman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azman-air) · 1
- [Enugu Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/enugu-air) · 1
- [Green Africa Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/green-africa-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 547K (2021) | #1,077 of 3,974 | #71 in Africa | #5 in NG |
| Longest runway | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | =1,894 of 29,858 | =276 in Africa | #22 in NG |
| Elevation | 114 m / 373 ft | =29,636 of 43,403 | #2,651 in Africa | #33 in NG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | OWERRI TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [PHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnpo.md) Port Harcourt International Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [PHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ng-0004.md) Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base · 68 km / 42 mi
- [ABB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnas.md) Asaba International Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [QUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnai.md) Akwa Ibom International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [DNBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnby.md) Bayelsa International Airport · 123 km / 76 mi
- [ENU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnen.md) Akanu Ibiam International Airport · 123 km / 76 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sam Mbakwe Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mbakwe_Airport&oldid=1371390726), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnim/data