Yobe: MBICA to commence full operation

Yobe: MBICA to commence full operation

By: Yahaya Wakili

The Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport (MBICA), Damaturu, Yobe State, will soon commence full commercial operations.

This was contained in a signed service level agreement with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Managing Director Mr. Farouq Ahmed Umar, and the Yobe State Government.

At the signing of the agreement, the Yobe State government was represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Transport and Energy, Hon. Muhammad Muhammad Bara, and the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mustapha Abba Geidam FCVSN.

Under the agreement, NAMA will provide critical services to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant aerodrome operations at the Cargo Airport, including Air Traffic Control (ATC) Services and managing aircraft movements within the airport airspace.

In the agreement, others include communication services provision and maintenance of aeronautical communication systems, navigation and surveillance systems, instrument landing systems radar coverage, and flight path monitoring.

Therefore, this brings Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport (MBICA) to the verge of full compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) operational and safety standards.

Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) ensures pilots and airlines receive up-to-date flight and operational information, and search and rescue coordination support within national airspace regulations would also be provided under the agreement.

Yobe: MBICA to commence full operation