Bayelsa International Airport
{{short description|Airport in Nigeria}}
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| name = Bayelsa International Airport
| image = Signpost to Bayelsa International Airport, Yenagoa, Bayelsa.jpg
| caption = Signpost to Bayelsa International Airport, Yenagoa, Bayelsa
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| type = Public
| owner = Bayelsa State Government
| operator = Bayelsa Airport Company Limited
| city-served = Yenagoa, Bayelsa
| location = Wilberforce Island, Nigeria
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Bayelsa International Airport (also known as BIA) is an international airport located at Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, with GPS coordinates: 4°57′46″N 6°12′20″E.
The airport is operated by the Bayelsa Airport Company Limited. {{Cite web |title=Bayelsa Airport Company |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayelsa-airport-company-limited |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=LinkedIn Profile}}
History
The airport was commissioned for construction in 2012 by Bayelsa State ex-Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. The airport had its inaugural flight on 14 February 2019.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-02|title=Bayelsa International Airport - POPULAR DESTINATIONS, TERMINALS AND NEARBY HOTELS.|url=https://hotels.ng/guides/airtravel-airports-terminals/bayelsa-international-airport/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Hotels.ng Guides|language=en-US}}
The airport was officially commissioned for operation on Monday, 10 February 2020 by the former Governor of Bayelsa State Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson, a year after its inaugural flight.{{Cite web|last=Agencies|date=2020-02-08|title=Governor Dickson to commission Bayelsa Airport on Monday|url=https://www.today.ng/business/transport/governor-dickson-commission-bayelsa-airport-monday-279374|access-date=2021-01-02|website=TODAY|language=en-US}}
Bayelsa International Airport was on the 17 April 2021 granted commercial flight operations approval by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).{{Cite web|date=2021-04-18|title=NCAA approves commercial flight operations at Bayelsa airport|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/ncaa-approves-commercial-flight-operations-at-bayelsa-airport/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
Airlines and destinations
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|Ibom Air | Abuja | {{Cite web|url=https://www.ibomair.com/|title=Home - Nigerian Local Flights - African Regional Flights - Ibom Air|date=23 April 2024}}
|United Nigeria Airlines | Abuja, Lagos | {{Cite web|url=https://flyunitednigeria.com/|title=United Nigeria Airlines|website=flyunitednigeria.com}}
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References
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