Sam Mbakwe airport - wikipedia Sam Mbakwe airport For the airport in the Central African Republic with the IATA code IMO, see Zemio Airport. Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport ( SMICA ) Imo Airport IATA : QOW ICAO : DNIM Summary Airport type Public Owner / Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) Serves Owerri, Nigeria Elevation AMSL 373 ft / 114 m 5 ° 25 ′ 35 '' N 7 ° 12 ′ 20 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.42639 ° N 7.20556 ° E ﻿ / 5.42639 ; 7.20556 Map QOW Location of the airport in Nigeria Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 17 / 35 2,700 8,858 Asphalt Statistics ( 2015 ) Passengers 313,343 Passenger change 14 -- 15 7.6 % WAD GCM Google Maps Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport ( IATA : QOW, ICAO : DNIM ), also known as Imo State Airport, serves Owerri, the capital city of Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. Owerri is one of the fastest growing, developing cities after Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria. Other cities served by the airport are, the commercial city of Onitsha, automobile and manufacturing city of Nnewi in Anambra State, the industrial hub of Aba, Umuahia and Arochukwu in Abia State. Others are Okigwe, Oguta, and Orlu business districts in Imo State. The airport also serves some parts of Akwa Ibom and Cross River States in the South South part of Nigeria. The airport is named in honor of a former governor and politician - philanthropist, the late Chief Sam Mbakwe of Imo State. It is the first state - government - built airport. Navy Commodore Anthony E. Oguguo, who was military governor of Imo State from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, commissioned and built the airport. He famously said `` I saw money and looked away, it is not everything ; we can all do the same and teach it to our children. '' It was later taken over by the federal government. Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Statistics 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Facilities The airport underwent upgrading in 2013 - 14 that covered its infrastructure and the communication equipment covering the airspace past Port Harcourt Airport as part of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria ( TRACON ) project. The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during pilgrimage ( Hajj ). The Owerri VOR - DME ( Ident : OWR ) is located 1.3 nautical miles ( 2.4 km ) north of the airport. The Owerri non-directional beacon ( Ident : OW ) is located 1.3 nautical miles ( 2.4 km ) south of the airport. Currently the cargo section is undergoing expansion and should be completed by 2016. Airlines and destinations Airlines Destinations Imo Air Lagos Air Peace Abuja, Lagos Arik Air Abuja, Lagos Statistics These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria 's Aviation Sector Summary Reports. Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Passengers 66,093 345,078 457,544 200,097 276,926 476,063 384,016 265,082 267,532 338,943 313,343 Growth ( % ) 11.05 % 422.11 % 32.59 % 56.27 % 38.40 % 71.91 % 19.34 % 30.97 % 0.92 % 26.69 % 7.55 % Source : Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ). Aviation Sector Reports ( 2010 - 2013, 2014, Q3 - Q4 of 2015, and Q1 - Q2 of 2016, ) See also Transport in Nigeria List of airports in Nigeria List of the busiest airports in Africa References Jump up ^ Airport information for DNIM from DAFIF ( effective October 2006 ) Jump up ^ Airport information for QOW at Great Circle Mapper. Jump up ^ Google Maps - Owerri Jump up ^ Nigerian Airspace Management Agency - TRACON Jump up ^ `` SkyVector : Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts ''. skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Owerri NDB ( OW ) @ OurAirports ''. ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018 - 08 - 21. Jump up ^ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010 - 13 to Q1 2014 Jump up ^ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015 Jump up ^ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3 - Q4 2015 REPORT Jump up ^ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report : Q1 - Q2 2016 External links OurAirports - Owerri SkyVector - Owerri OpenStreetMap - Owerri Nigeria portal Aviation portal Main airports in Nigeria Abuja Asaba Bauchi Benin City Calabar Dutse Enugu Gombe Ibadan Ilorin Jos Kaduna Katsina Kano Lagos Maiduguri Owerri Port Harcourt Sokoto Uyo Warri Yola Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Mbakwe_Airport&oldid=857717868 '' Categories : Airports in Nigeria Imo State Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cebuano Español فارسی Français 日本 語 Polski Тоҷикӣ Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 2 September 2018, at 15 : 28 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what is the name of imo state airport
Answer: Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport