# Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC / DNPO) **Port Harcourt International Airport** (IATA: PHC, ICAO: DNPO) is a large airport in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 969 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnpo ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PHC / DNPO - Type: Large airport - Serves: Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria - Elevation: 27 m / 87 ft - Coordinates: 5.0155, 6.9496 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft - Passengers: 969,176 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos - Website: http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=4 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Harcourt_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432453 - Weather station: DNPO · WMO 65250 - Ident: DNPO ## Timeline - 10 Dec 2005: Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145. 107 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 028° / 208° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2009 | 1,080,088 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 1,211,816 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,328,832 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,257,216 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,220,306 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,337,477 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,226,171 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,065,527 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 946,784 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,163,170 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 654,690 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 969,176 | Wikidata | ## Routes 10 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [SSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fgsl.md) Malabo International Airport · Equatorial Guinea · 240 km / 149 mi · ValueJet, Cronos Airlines - [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 437 km / 272 mi · ValueJet, Air Peace, Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Ibom Air - [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 445 km / 277 mi · Air Peace, Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Ibom Air - [KAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnkn.md) Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · Nigeria · 801 km / 498 mi · Air Peace - [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,541 km / 2,200 mi · Ethiopian Airlines - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 5,007 km / 3,111 mi · Lufthansa - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,260 km / 3,268 mi · Qatar Airways ### Cargo (3) - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,909 km / 3,050 mi · Air France - [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 4,961 km / 3,083 mi · Cargolux - [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 5,075 km / 3,153 mi · Western Global Airlines, Air Atlanta Icelandic ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PHC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (9) - P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 3 - AJ [Aero Contractors](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-contractors) · 2 - W3 [Arik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arik-air) · 2 - [Ibom Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibom-air) · 2 - VK [ValueJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/valuejet) · 2 - C8 [Cronos Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cronos-airlines) · 1 - ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1 - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 ### Cargo (4) - CC [Air Atlanta Icelandic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-atlanta-icelandic) · 1 - AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 - CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1 - KD [Western Global Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/western-global-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [Skyline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyline). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 969K (2021) | #831 of 3,974 | #46 in Africa | #3 in NG | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | =16 in NG | | Elevation | 27 m / 87 ft | =37,449 of 43,403 | =2,889 in Africa | #43 in NG | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 124.900 | | ATIS | ATIS | 123.800 | | TWR | TWR | 119.200 | ## Nearby airports - [PHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ng-0004.md) Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base · 20 km / 13 mi - [QOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnim.md) Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport · 54 km / 33 mi - [DNBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnby.md) Bayelsa International Airport · 83 km / 52 mi - [QUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnai.md) Akwa Ibom International Airport · 128 km / 79 mi - [ABB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnas.md) Asaba International Airport · 136 km / 84 mi - [QRW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnsu.md) Warri Airport · 141 km / 88 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: “Port Harcourt International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Harcourt_International_Airport&oldid=1376893919), revision of 26 Sep 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/dnpo/data