Asaba airport connects the commercial cities of Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kano and Onitsha.

[8] It also serves other cities within the South-East and South-South region and is regulated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and was upgraded to Category 6 status in April 2010.

The Okowa Administration embarked on rehabilitation work, which included the construction of a new runway, setting up an instrument landing system and field lighting to have the airport return to 24-hour operations.

[16] The Delta State Government decided to expand and modernize the airport facilities under a Private-Public Partnership arrangement.

[18] On 23 February 2021, Asaba Airport Company signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Delta State Government after a rigorous and transparent selection process.

A category 1 Instrument Landing System (ILS) is installed on runway 11 consisting of a glideslope, localiser & CVOR co-located with DME.