The new Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport at Umueri was inaugurated by the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano, on Friday, 30th April 2021, and one name on everybody’s lips was that of Nwando Phina Okpalaeke.
She is one of the pilots who landed an aircraft at the airport during the test run, which officially makes her the first female pilot to land a plane at the new Anambra International Airport.
Nwando, who hails from Azia in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, is a computer science graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University in Ghana.
Following her graduation, she underwent rigorous training at South Africa’s prestigious 43 Air School, earning her certification as a commercial pilot.
Watch the video here.