Airports / Nigeria / PHC
Port Harcourt International Airport
DNPO / PHCPort Harcourt, NigeriaELEV 87 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (PHG) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Port Harcourt International Airport (DNPO / PHC) sits in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 87 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PHC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (PHG, 11 nm), Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW, 29 nm), and Bayelsa International Airport (DNBY, 45 nm).
Trip costs from PHC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PHC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DNPO
IATA
PHC
FAA / Local
DNPO
Elevation
87 ft
Coordinates
5.0155° N · 6.9496° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 87 ft, PHC sits lower than 90% of the 29 Nigeria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmPHGPort Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt
- 29nmQOWSam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri
- 45nmDNBYBayelsa International AirportYenagoa
- 69nmQUOAkwa Ibom International AirportUyo
- 73nmABBAsaba International AirportAsaba
- 76nmQRWWarri AirportOkpe
Location
Open the full mapDNPO · Port Harcourt International Airport · Port Harcourt, Nigeria