Saleh Dunoma, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says the runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be ready by April 17, two days ahead of the deadline.

He gave the assurance in a statement signed by Ariyo Akinfenwa, media consultant to the minister of state for aviation.

“We will be ready April 17 but we are leaving the remaining two days for Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),” the statement read.

“We have written to them and they will come by today (Sunday) to do the preliminary inspection.

“They have to certify the airport that what we have done is in accordance with their standards.

“If there is any observation as a result of the inspection, we will now make sure we carry out corrections.”

Dunoma maintained that with the work done, the April 19 deadline for the reopening of the airport is no longer in doubt.

“All the critical items of work are 100 percent except may be two items; which of course are the markings and the cleaning,” he said.

“Asphalt work is 100 per cent, markings have reached almost 70 percent and the airfield lighting system has reached 80 percent.”

According to him, the authority also used the opportunity provided by the closure of the airport to address other Airport Excellence in Safety (APEX) related items.

“We are now levelling all the airfield lightings’ locations, all the installations and flash with the ground surface,” he said.

“In case of any skidding, there will not be concrete projection above the ground surface.”

Dunoma explained that the newly constructed runway does not need calibration because the previous navigational aids were not tampered with.

“The runway does not need calibration. All we need to check is to make sure there is 100 per cent illumination,” he said.

“Calibration is done periodically. When the time come for calibration, the appropriate authority will calibrate the Instrument Landing System (ILS).”

Dunoma also noted that the terminal building was also ready for flight operations.

The Abuja airport was shut on March 8 for six weeks to enable Julius Berger rebuild the 3.6 kilometre runway.

The runway, which was constructed in 1982, was meant to last for 20 years, but had been in use for 35 years without major repairs and maintenance.

https://www.thecable.ng/abuja-runway-will-ready-monday-says-faan-md

Cc lalasticlala

Good

the retrogressive who doesn't want this to happen will still be the first to enjoy the it. thumb's up ameachi

Ok

Dem don finish their plastering with over inflated budget.....

Judgement day is coming #2019

Good....

Say Sirika!
Say Amaechi!!
Say PYO!!!
Say PMB!!!!
Say Nigeria!!!!!

And who is that who sings NIGERIA wont be good?


Who is that person who says... Buhari isnt NIGERIA's messiah?


GOD BLESS THE MAN WHO STOOD FIRM FIGHTING FOR THE GOOD OF NIGERIA.


God bless you PMB for blessing NIGERIA.

Thank GOD i am standing on one


drabeey was HERE

Nonsense

how much was spent on this simple white elephant project

useless incompetent docile and dumb government

kiss the truth

How will this stop demolition in Bassa, airport?

How's this news or how's it worth celebrating?

You can as well celebrate payment of salaries to civil servants.

Yeyenatu.

Good job from Amaechi and all progressives that made it possible

Unlike a certain buffoon that turned CBN to his party's ATM where they collect money as they like. The fool was even boasting about creating more millionaires (illegally like that one in Ikoyi) when the masses have no projects or infrastructures to benefit from

Thank God for Buhari, Osinbajo, Amaechi and co. God will help you guys in this selfless service to Nigerians

Na them sabi

Good

On time delivery. This is very good. Kudos to to the Aviation minister!!!!

Please how will this runway help my ministry

Nice oooo but how much was involved in the project

Frustrated jobless wailers who have no business being even in domestic airports will soon storm the thread analysing how one airport in Benin Republic is way better. They will explain how one aviation technology in US would have been better. Meanwhile, they won't leave us for those countries where things are better but keep praying hard for the failure of our beloved country.

I just taya for these enemies of state.

God bless PMB
God bless VPYO
God bless Rotimi Ameachi
God bless patriotic Nigerians
Long live The Fed Rep of Nigeria.

Abeg who be dat man wey resemble Dasuki?

E no go better for u

E koncern me
But wait, it will make economics right

That's good.

I hope Costa's sack letter will b ready

Quite fast.

Hope they did a thorough job abi na the usual 9ja patch-today,leak-tomorrow

This is where you'll understand something is wrong with Nigeria 2nd Niger bridge has been there for how many years? Lagos ibadan expressway, abuja - lokoja? Few to mention but their airport has been fixed within how many weeks?

Ok oo

Opakan2:
Good job from Amaechi and all progressives that made it possible

Unlike a certain buffoon that turned CBN to his party's ATM where they collect money as they like. The fool was even boasting about creating more millionaires (illegally like that one in Ikoyi) when the masses have no projects or infrastructures to benefit from

Thank God for Buhari, Osinbajo, Amaechi and co. God will help you guys in this selfless service to Nigerians

Annoyingly, some of these jobless noise makers will benefit from this.

Very annoying.

Nice one