NCAA Approves Ekiti Agro-Allied Cargo Airport For Commercial Flight Operations

The national authorities has approved to commence scheduled formation operations astatine the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport.

The operation, different known arsenic commercialized flights, is to commence effectual October 4, 2025.

This improvement followed the expiration of the archetypal support for a non-scheduled formation support for the airdrome by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) successful December 2024 and compliance with regulatory requirements.

The NCAA confirmed the caller support for scheduled flights successful a missive dated October 3, 2025, addressed to the Governor of the State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji.

According to a connection signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olayinka Oyebode, and made disposable to newsmen successful Ado Ekiti connected Tuesday, the support volition beryllium for an archetypal play of six months.

According to the missive with the notation fig NCAA/DAAS/TECH//043/Vol. 1/158 and signed by the Director, Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engr Godwin Balang, the validation inspection was conducted astatine the airdrome betwixt June 16th and 19th, 2025.

“The result revealed that the basal operational requirements for scheduled formation operations to Ado-Ekiti Airport person been importantly complied with. NAMA’s instrumentality formation cheque validation study indicates satisfactory compliance with regulatory requirements.

“In presumption of the supra and successful enactment with the provisions of Nig CARs Part 12 Vol. 1, 2023, I person been directed to convey the Authority’s Interim Operational Permit taxable to the limitations of VFR oregon daylight (sunrise to sunset) operations.

“Furthermore, Your Excellency is respectfully invited to enactment that this interim Operational Permit is to alteration Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport to instrumentality outstanding gaps and commence the certification process, which volition let for issuance of Aerodrome Operational Permit with a three-year validity successful accordance with the Nig.CARS Part 12 Vol.1”,

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Government is successful the precocious signifier of installing the Instrument Landing System (ILS) to presumption the airdrome for nighttime and all-weather operations.

Governor Oyebanji hailed the improvement and described it arsenic a large boost to the state’s economical growth.

He added that commencing commercialized operations astatine the airdrome would boost agribusiness, tourism development, commercialized activities, and aesculapian tourism, further positioning the authorities arsenic a destination for radical looking for wherever to live, work, put and relax.

The Governor thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for creating an situation that enables socioeconomic improvement astatine the nationalist and subnational levels.

He besides thanked his contiguous predecessor successful office, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who laid the instauration of the airdrome task successful 2019. He besides thanked the laminitis of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), for his singular contributions to the airdrome task and members of the Airport Committee.