that the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
Abuja, would be ready by April 17, two days ahead of the
deadline.
The assurance was given by the Managing Director, FAAN,
Saleh Dunoma, in a statement signed by the media
consultant to the Minister of State for Aviation, Ariyo
Akinfenwa, on Sunday in Lagos.
The statement read: “We will be ready April 17 but we
are leaving the remaining two days for Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA).
“We have written to them and they will come by today
(Sunday) to do the preliminary inspection.
“They have to certify the airport that what we have done
is in accordance with their standards.
“They have to certify the airport that what we have done
is in accordance with their standards.
” If there is any observation as a result of the
inspection, we will now make sure we carry out
corrections.”
The FAAN boss, while inspecting the progress of work at
the airport, maintained that with the work done, the April 19
deadline for the reopening of the airport is no longer in
doubt.
“All the critical items of work are 100 per cent except
may be two items; which of course are the markings
and the cleaning.
“Asphalt work is 100 per cent, markings have reached
almost 70 per cent and the airfield lighting system has
reached 80 per cent,” Mr. Dunoma added.
He added: ”We are now levelling all the airfield lightings’
locations, all the installations and flash with the ground
surface.
“In case of any skidding, there will not be concrete
projection above the ground surface.”
He also said the new runway does not need calibration
because the previous Navigational Aids were not tampered
with.
“The runway does not need calibration. All we need to
check is to make sure there is 100 per cent
illumination.
“Calibration is done periodically. When the time come
for calibration, the appropriate authority will calibrate
the Instrument Landing System (ILS),” he said
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