The nearest airport is PHC - Port Hartcourt Port Harcourt Intl, located 58.1 km south west of Umu Akwa.
Other airports nearby include CBQ - Calabar (110.4 km east), ENU - Enugu (132.9 km north), SSG - Malabo (222.8 km south east), BNI - Benin (229.8 km north west),