Keyamo: Ekiti airport ready for commercial operations

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), says the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, is ready for commercial operations.

Keyamo made this known while speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting facilities at the airport on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

The minister, who was accompanied by Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji and top government officials, said the airport is 99.5 per cent completed, noting that full commercial operations will soon commence.

He also disclosed that the runway was of international standard, saying it has an apron, large enough to park many 737 small-body aircraft, thereby, making it adequately comparable to airports in the developed world.

Keyamo said: “I landed here to show the world that it’s now safe for landing, which is why Aviation 001 had to land here. It’s a testament that I have confidence in the facilities here for public use.

“The commercial airlines will start coming in, anytime from now.”

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Speaking, Oyebanji thanked Keyamo, renowned lawyer Afe Babalola, and President Bola Tinubu for making the dreams of the founding fathers, and the people of Ekiti State come to reality, with their support towards the completion of the airport project.

The governor said the state economy would benefit from the project as jobs would be created, through agriculture, commerce, and tourism.

He added that it would add value to properties in the area, because of the anticipation in flow of traffic.

“It is a dual-purpose airport; it’s going to serve agro-allied products as well as commercial passengers,” Oyebanji said.

Keyamo, who landed at the airport on Monday, also departed through the same airport on Tuesday, with the same aircraft, shortly after inspecting the airport project with Oyebanji.

The Star