The Ekiti Agro-Allied Cargo International Airport is 99.5% ready for full commercial operations. This was revealed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during a visit to Ado-Ekiti.
The Minister inspected the facility alongside Governor Biodun Oyebanji and expressed satisfaction with its level of preparedness.
Keyamo noted that critical infrastructure for airport operations, such as aviation security and fire services, is already in place. The runway, which meets international standards, can accommodate various aircraft, making the airport capable of handling non-scheduled flights immediately.
He stated, “The Ekiti Agro Allied Airport is 99.5% ready for full commercial operations. We have gone round and the basic requirements for the take-off of an airport are here. There’s a fire station, navigational aid already installed at the tower, the security operatives are in place.
“The runway we have here is of international standard and a lot of narrow body and anchors can come in here.
“As it is today, Ekiti is ready for the world and the fact that the governor has put a lot of passion and resources since he came to office is a testament to his passion for this project.
“What is left for us now is for us to ignite all our regulatory agencies to give all the necessary approval but for now, we have approved that non-schedule flight should start from here.
“I have already landed here to show the world that we are now safe for landing; that’s why this aircraft has to land here yesterday.
“For me to land here yesterday is a testament that I have confidence in the facility here for public use right now. The official aircraft can start coming in anytime from now; what’s left is just a bargain handling system at the arrival.
“Aviation security is on ground, the fire fighters are on ground, and every other person are on ground. I give kudos to the governor of the state, I want to congratulate him and thank him for the passion”.
“Let me say this publicly because we have to give honour to whom honour belong to. We have to also thank Aare Afe Babalola for the tremendous things he has done, he has helped us and he has promised to do more here”.
