Port Harcourt International Airport – PHC Port Harcourt

In Port Harcourt lies the international airport of Rivers State in Nigeria which is Port Harcourt International Airport. Its operator is Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, which makes it a public airport. Airlines that serve PHC, its airport code, are Air Peace, Arik Air, Aero Contractors and Dana Air, all destinations being  in Abuja, Lagos. Additional airlines are Cronos Airlines (bound to Accra, Malabo), Ethiopian Airlines (bound to Addis Ababa), Med-View Airline (bound to Lagos) and Turkish Airlines (bound to Istanbul). Port Harcourt International Airport is also a hub for cargo transport with Air France Cargo, Cargolux Airlines, Air Atlanta Icelandic and Western Global Airlines.

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Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC) despite experiencing damage on August 17, 2006 during an electrical fire, it went back up January 2007, continuously rendering its service slowly but surely and had recorded 1,223,807 passengers by the year 2015. The passenger count went back up 211% from its downfall on the year 2006 and 2007, but had it going as years pass by. Its runway is made from asphalt and measures 9,843 feet, with above mean sea level elevation of 87 feet. People fly through PHC-Port Harcourt International Airport to visit St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Aggrey Road, which is at the Old Township in South Port Hacourt.

What to Do & Area Attractions

Some of the nearest hotel accommodations in Port Harcourt International Airport are Lofu Hotels and Suites which is around 3 miles away, the nearby Novotel Port Harcourt and the 5-star Presidential Hotel, located around 12 miles away from the airport.