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Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (IATA: ABJ, ICAO: DIAP), also known as Port Bouët Airport, is located 16 km (9 nmi; 10 mi) south east of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[1] It is the largest airport in the country for air traffic. The airport is the main hub of the national airline Air Côte d'Ivoire. Named after the first president of Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, this international airport is directly connected currently to airports in Europe and to many destinations within the rest of Africa and the Middle East. The airport is served by 21 airlines, covering more than 30 destinations.

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
  • ICAO: DIAP
  • Summary
    Airport typeMilitary / Public
    ServesAbidjan
    LocationPort-Bouët, Ivory Coast
    Hub forAir Côte d'Ivoire
    Elevation AMSL29 m / 95 ft
    Coordinates5°15′41.1″N 003°55′32.8″W / 5.261417°N 3.925778°W / 5.261417; -3.925778
    Websiteaeria-ci.com
    Map
    ABJ is located in Ivory Coast
    ABJ

    ABJ

    ABJ is located in Africa
    ABJ

    ABJ

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    m ft
    03/21 3,000 9,842 Macadam
    Statistics (2023)
    Passengers2,331,917
    Passenger change 22–23Increase +11.5%

    Source: [1]

    History

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    Concorde at Abidjan Airport, 1978
     
    Check-in area
     
    Departure gates
     
    Business lounge

    The airport is managed by Aeria, a private Ivorian company, who continually developed the airport over the decades and contributed to making it one of the most modern and one of the main hubs of West Africa.[citation needed] It is also a strategic piece of infrastructure for both the delivery of military equipment and, in times of unrest, the evacuation of foreign nationals.

    Air Afrique, which was based in Abidjan, ceased all flights in January 2002.[2] Disturbances that took place in Ivory Coast in the early 2000s had a negative impact on the airport. In November 2004, during the French–Ivorian clashes that occurred in Abidjan, the airport was looted and damaged. It was taken back by French troops and returned to the Ivorian government in the second half of November. The airport was later refurbished by the Ivorian government and modernized with new modern facilities.

    On the night of 2 to 3 April 2011, the airport was again taken by the French troops in order to evacuate French nationals and foreigners, as the final assault against the presidential palace was announced, during the battle for Abidjan.[3][4] After the civil war ended in April 2011, the airport was returned to the Ivorian government and development projects, paused for almost a decade, were restarted.

    Following the gradual recovery of economic activities in Ivory Coast from 2012, investments and projects to increase the capacity of the airport, provided in March 2010,[5] are in the works since October 2011.[6]

    In February 2012, Abdoulaye Coulibaly, president of Aeria's board of directors, indicated that he wanted to make the airport suitable for the Airbus A380. Air France did not deny that it could eventually use the A380 on the Paris-Abidjan route if there were sufficiently strong economic growth.[7]

    On 4 May 2012, PROPARCO loans 10 billion CFA francs (15 million euros) to Aeria to fund a major expansion and modernization program for the airport. This loan is part of the renewal of Aeria's concession, effective 1 January 2010, for a period of 20 years. This concession provides investment programs in increments of five years. The first slice of 24 million dollars, includes the renovation of the international terminal, the rehabilitation of the charter terminal and development of new infrastructure.[8][9]

    In addition, the refurbishment included an extension of the international terminal of a surface 11,000 to 26,000 m2 (120,000 to 280,000 sq ft), the refurbishment of the aircraft parking area, renovation of access roads and the construction of a new parking lot. The ultimate goal is to create a commercial zone next to the airport, with a lodging area, hangars, a convention center, a free zone, office buildings, warehouses, exhibition halls, a shopping center and housing for dedicated staff.[10] On 16 June 2012, the Radisson Hotels group announced the laying of the first stone of the Radisson Blu hotel on the airport grounds.[11] The Radisson Blu opened in the spring of 2016 and has over 200 rooms and suites, as well as a restaurant, outdoor pool and fitness center.[12][13] Also on the airport grounds, ONOMO Hotels operates a 118-room select-service property.[14] Both the ONOMO and the Radisson Blu are accessible from the passenger terminal via shuttle buses.

    Ethiopian Airlines commenced direct flights to Newark aboard Boeing 787s in May 2018. The route was the product of negotiations between Ethiopian and the Ivorian government.[15][16] The company signed a codeshare agreement with Air Côte d'Ivoire to attract passengers.[17] Tens of thousands were left homeless in January 2020 as homes in Adjoufou, a shanty town near the airport, were demolished, officially for safety reasons. Residents said they were targeted because they are poor.[18] Two months later, Ethiopian suspended its link to Newark because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] In June 2023, the carrier began service to New York City.[19]

    Airlines and destinations

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    Passenger

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    AirlinesDestinations
    Air Algérie Algiers, Ouagadougou
    Air Burkina Accra, Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou
    Air Côte d'Ivoire Abuja, Accra, Bamako, Bissau,[20] Bouaké, Brazzaville, Casablanca,[21] Conakry, Cotonou, Dakar–Diass, Douala, Kinshasa–N'djili, Korhogo, Lagos, Libreville, Lomé, Man, Monrovia–Roberts, Niamey, Odienné, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, San Pédro, Yaoundé
    Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
    Air Peace Lagos[22]
    Air Senegal Dakar–Diass[23]
    ASKY Airlines Lomé
    Brussels Airlines Accra, Brussels, Cotonou, Ouagadougou
    Corsair International Paris–Orly
    Egyptair Cairo (begins 10 July 2024)[24]
    Emirates Accra, Dubai–International
    Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Conakry, New York–JFK
    Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
    Mauritania Airlines Bamako, Nouakchott
    Middle East Airlines Beirut, Lagos
    Qatar Airways Accra, Doha
    Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
    South African Airways Accra, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo[25]
    Tunisair Niamey, Ouagadougou, Tunis
    Turkish Airlines Cotonou, Istanbul

    Cargo

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    AirlinesDestinations
    Cargolux Accra
    Ethiopian Cargo Addis Ababa, Libreville, Liege
    Swiftair Accra, Lagos

    Statistics

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    Before the decade of political and military turmoil, the Felix-Houphouet-Boigny airport was among the most important in West Africa, with passenger traffic exceeding one million travelers in the late 1990s. The succession of political and military crises seriously affected the country's image and reduced the importance of the airport in the sub-region in terms of traffic; but in recent years, as stability and strong economic growth have returned, airport traffic has been growing at a fast pace, and is now at its highest ever. In 2023, the airport handled 2,331,917 passengers.[26]

    Annual passenger traffic at ABJ airport. See Wikidata query.
    Number of air passengers per year
    1998 1999 2000 2004 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
    1,253,000*[27] 1,250,000[28] 1,083,000[29] 700,000[28] 900,000 1,000,000[30] 640,000[31] 961,643[32] 1,178,362[33]
    2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
    1,560,000[34] 1,829,000[34] 2,070,000[35] 2,187,868[36] 2,271,700[26] 935,130[26] 1,647,832[26] 2,091,355[26] 2,331,917[26]

    Ground transport

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    The airport is to be served by the new Abidjan Metro, construction of which started in 2018. The metro should enter commercial service in 2027.[37]

    Accidents and incidents

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    References

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    1. ^ "Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport Guide (ABJ)". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  • ^ Mackenzie, Christina (18 February 2002). "Air Afrique reaches end of the line". Flight International. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  • ^ La force française Licorne prend le contrôle de l'aéroport d'Abidjan – France 24
  • ^ Inquiétude pour la communauté française d'Abidjan – Le Monde Afrique
  • ^ Modernisation et extension de Aéria – Banzio pour le déguerpissement des populations – Le Temps sur Abidjan.net
  • ^ Inauguration de l'aérogare charter d'Abidjan, Soro rallume les réacteurs du développement – Nord-Sud sur Abidjan.net
  • ^ Air France, qui propose déjà sept vols hebdomadaires entre Paris et Abidjan opérés par des Boeing B777-200 et des B777-300, va augmenter de façon pérenne dès son programme d'été...La Tribune
  • ^ L'aéroport Houphouët-Boigny se modernise – Journal d'Abidjan Archived 22 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Modernisation de l'aéroport d'Abidjan financé par Proparco – Marchés Tropicaux & Méditerranéens Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ "Fichier PDF d'explication succincte du projet de modernisation et d'extension de l'aéroport FHB, sur geomensura.fr" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  • ^ Radisson Blu Hotel Abidjan Airport for Ivory Coast – Hotel & Restaurant.co.za
  • ^ Abidjan aura son Radisson Blu – Jeune Afrique Économie Archived 9 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Radisson Blu: Un hôtel flambant neuf dans 24 mois, à Port-Bouët – Nord-Sud sur Abidjan.net
  • ^ "ONOMO Hotel Abidjan Airport". ONOMO Hotels. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  • ^ "Ethiopian Airlines a inauguré son premier vol direct entre Abidjan et New York". AllAfrica.com (in French). 12 May 2018. ProQuest 2038223793.
  • ^ a b "Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure". Africa Intelligence. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  • ^ "Ethiopian Airlines and Air Côte d'Ivoire Enter Codeshare Agreement on Routes between West Africa and the USA: Addis Ababa, May 9, 2018". Ethiopian Airlines. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  • ^ Ivory Coast demolitions: Shantytown near airport cleared by Laura Burdon-Manley, Al Jazeera, 24 Jan 2020
  • ^ "Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights between Abidjan, New York". New Business Ethiopia. 23 February 2023. ProQuest 2779444892.
  • ^ "Air Cote d'Ivoire Adds Bissau; Increases Dakar Service mid-May 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  • ^ "Air Cote d'Ivoire Moves Casablanca Launch to Jan 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  • ^ "Air Peace lance deux nouvelles routes vers la Côte d'Ivoire et le Bénin".
  • ^ "Air Senegal outlines proposed regional network from late-Sep 2018". routesonline.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  • ^ "Côte d'Ivoire : Egyptair to resume flights to Abidjan in July". apanews.net. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  • ^ "SAA Rebounds, Adding Eight Aircraft, Nine New Destinations".
  • ^ a b c d e f "Les transports en chiffres - Rétrospective 2023" (PDF). Government of Côte d'Ivoire, Ministère des Transports. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  • ^ Aéroport d'Abidjan: bilan positif, de gros investissements en vue - article d'Acturoutes publié le 5 mars 2014.
  • ^ a b Interview with Général Abdoulaye Coulibaly – L'Expression on Abidjan.net
  • ^ Rognone, DG AERIA : « Les temps sont durs » - article de Ouest Afrique Économie publié le 2 décembre 2001.
  • ^ L'A380 d'Air France sur la ligne Abidjan-Paris décollera en avril 2014 - article d'Acturoutes publié le 23 mai 2013.
  • ^ Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport : Charter terminal works launched yesterday – L'Expression on Abidjan.net. Consulté le 16 novembre 2012.
  • ^ Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport : a 50% passenger increase in 2012 – a FratMat.info article published on the 28th of Janvier 2013 Archived 31 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  • ^ Infrastructures aéroportuaires / Modernisation de l'aéroport d'Abidjan : 21 milliards FCFA investis dans la réhabilitation et l'extension de l'aérogare de fret - article from L’intelligent d’Abidjan on Abidjan.net published on 3 March 2014.
  • ^ a b "Abidjan : cinq ans de hausse de trafic à l'aéroport – JeuneAfrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  • ^ "Trafic record : L'aéroport international d'Abidjan a accueilli plus de deux millions de passagers en 2017". Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  • ^ "Transport aérien: Abidjan attire plus de monde avec 2 271 700 passagers en 2019, contre 2 187 868 en 2018". Government of Côte d'Ivoire,Direction générale du Trésor et de la comptabilité publique. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  • ^ "Le ministre des Transports satisfait de l'avancement des travaux du métro d'Abidjan" (in French). Agence ivoirienne de presse (AIP). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident unknown registration unknown Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet 5N-AMF Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  • ^ "Accident description PP-VJK". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  • ^ Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Na escuridão da noite africana". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 345–351. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C YR-ABM Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M TU-TIP Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 9G-ACM Abidjan Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 200 Super King Air ZS-MSL Abidjan Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  • ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26-100 ER-AVB Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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