Chanchangi
IATA 3U	ICAO NCH	Callsign Chanchangi
Founded		1994
Hubs		Murtala Mohammed International Airport
Focus cities/ secondary hubs		Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Port Harcourt International Airport, Kaduna Airport
Frequent flyer program		none
Member lounge		none
Alliance		none
Fleet size		7
Destinations		4
Parent company		Chanchangi Airlines Nig. Ltd.
Headquarters		Kaduna, Nigeria
Key people		Alhaji Chanchangi (Chairman)
Website		www.chanchangi-airlines.com

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Code Data

• IATA Code: 3U
• ICAO Code: NCH
• Callsign: Chanchangi

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History

The airline was established on 5 January 1994 by Alhaji Chanchangi and started flight operations to and from Kaduna, Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt on 2 May 1997. Services were operated using Boeing 727-200 aircraft and 2 Boeing 737-200 aircraft were also acquired in 2004. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna state. ... Map of Nigeria showing Lagos on the lower left Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ... Location of Abuja in Nigeria Abuja, estimated population 1,078,700, is the capital city of Nigeria in western Africa. ... Location of Port Harcourt in Nigeria Port Harcourt is a city located in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with an area of 924,000 km². It is the administrative center of the Rivers state. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 is a large commercial jet airliner carrying as many as 189 passengers. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Chanchangi Airlines won the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Corporate Merit Award for “Best Domestic Airline of the Year” for 1998, 1999 and 2000. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Incidents and Accidents

One of Chanchangi Airlines Boeing 727s crash landed (with a landing gear problem) at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on 29 December 2004 after a flight from Port Harcourt. The 81 people on board were uninjured and there was no major damage to the plane. As a result the remaining 5 Boeing 727s were grounded to enable investigators to carry out in depth inspections on the aircraft. On 3 January 2005 the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) permitted the resumption of full flight operations. Murtala Mohammed International Airport is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving southwestern Nigeria. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

Currently scheduled services are domestic only as follows (at February 2005): 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Abuja to Lagos
• Kaduna to Lagos
• Lagos to Abuja, Kaduna and Port Harcourt
• Port Harcourt to Lagos

In August 2004 the airline secured international routes to Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. These were to start in October 2004 but do not appear to have done so. Location of Abuja in Nigeria Abuja, estimated population 1,078,700, is the capital city of Nigeria in western Africa. ... Map of Nigeria showing Lagos on the lower left Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria. ... Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna state. ... Location of Port Harcourt in Nigeria Port Harcourt is a city located in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with an area of 924,000 km². It is the administrative center of the Rivers state. ...

Fleet

The Chanchangi Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 5 Boeing 727-200
• 2 Boeing 737-200

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External links

• Chanchangi Airlines