Bayelsa International Airport

Signpost to Bayelsa International Airport, Yenagoa, Bayelsa

Bayelsa International Airport (also known as BIA) is an international airport located at Wilberforce Island, Amassama, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. 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.^[1]

The airport was officially commissioned for operation on Monday, 10 February 2020 by the former Governor of Bayelsa State a year after its inaugural flight.^[2]

Bayelsa International Airport was on the 17 April 2021 granted commercial flight operations approval by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA). ^[3]

References[]

^ "Bayelsa International Airport - POPULAR DESTINATIONS, TERMINALS AND NEARBY HOTELS". Hotels.ng Guides. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ Agencies (8 February 2020). "Governor Dickson to commission Bayelsa Airport on Monday". TODAY. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "NCAA approves commercial flight operations at Bayelsa airport". Vanguard News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

Coordinates: 04°57′30″N 006°12′17″E / 4.95833°N 6.20472°E / 4.95833; 6.20472

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[1] "Bayelsa International Airport - POPULAR DESTINATIONS, TERMINALS AND NEARBY HOTELS". Hotels.ng Guides. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[2] Agencies (8 February 2020). "Governor Dickson to commission Bayelsa Airport on Monday". TODAY. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[3] "NCAA approves commercial flight operations at Bayelsa airport". Vanguard News. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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