Akwa Ibom International Airport guide

Victor Attah International Airport serves Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. It was formerly called Akwa Ibom International Airport and took its present name in 2018, in honour of former governor Victor Attah. The airport opened on 23 September 2009, and the first scheduled passenger service ran on 2 December 2009, when Arik Air began flights to Abuja and Lagos.

The airport has one asphalt runway, 03/21, which is 3,600 m long. It sits at an elevation of about 51 m, roughly 24 km southeast of Uyo. Akwa Ibom State owns it, and Ibom Airport Development Company Limited operates it.

Ibom Air, the state-owned airline, is the main carrier and bases its aircraft in Uyo. It flies domestic routes to Abuja, Calabar, Enugu, Lagos and Port Harcourt, plus Accra. A newer terminal building opened in 2026, designed for about 1 million passengers a year, and Ibom Air moved its scheduled passenger processing there on 14 June 2026.