SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE LAFIA AIRPORT KWANDERE • Lafia Airport alternate airport for the Nnmadi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. It will also serve as cargo airport for agricultural produce and serve neighboring states of Benue, Kogi,Kaduna, Plateau and Taraba. • The runway is 2.5km  • Lafia Airport will be the closest to FCT; nearer than that of Benue, Jos or Kogi, which will provide access to leading business and science associations, federal ministries and foreign embassies.  • Lafia Airport will create diverse employment opportunities related to aircraft operations and maintenance, passenger and freight handling, air traffic control and safety etc. Key employment sectors to be improved in will include transport, postal and warehousing, retail, accommodation and food services, manufacturing and wholesale trade. • Lafia Airport will ease the transportation of pilgrims to Holy lands and facilitate the exportation of our locally processed agricultural products, such as