Wikipedia

List of airports in Nigeria

This is a list of airports in Nigeria, grouped by type and sorted by location.

Map of Nigeria

Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and five of which are functional international airports. It also has a state-owned airport located in Akwa Ibom State. In addition, there are airstrips or airfields scattered around the country, built mainly by the Nigerian Air Force and multinational oil companies. Nigeria has only one private-public partnership airport, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd - Murtala Muhammed Airport Two.

Airports

edit

Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

City served State ICAO IATA Airport name Airlines[1] Destinations[2]
International airports[3]
Abuja Federal Capital Territory DNAA ABV Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [1] 8 25
Anambra Anambra DNAN ANA Anambra International Cargo Airport N/A N/A
Ebonyi Ebonyi DNEB Ebonyi State International Airport N/A N/A
Enugu Enugu DNEN ENU Akanu Ibiam International Airport [2] 2 3
Ilorin Kwara DNIL ILR Ilorin International Airport [3] 1 1
Kaduna Kaduna DNKA KAD Kaduna International Airport [4] 1 1
Kano Kano DNKN KAN Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport [5] 6 7
Lagos Lagos DNMM LOS Murtala Muhammed International Airport [6] 27 43
Port Harcourt Rivers DNPO PHC Port Harcourt International Airport [7] 7 2
Sokoto Sokoto DNSO SKO Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport [8] 1 1
Major domestic airports[4]
Asaba Delta DNAS ABB Asaba International Airport [9] N/A N/A
Bauchi Bauchi DNBC BCU Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport (Bauchi State Airport) N/A N/A
Benin Edo DNBE BNI Benin Airport [10] 1 2
Calabar Cross River DNCA CBQ Margaret Ekpo International Airport [11] 1 2
Ibadan Oyo DNIB IBA Ibadan Airport [12] 1 1
Jos Plateau DNJO JOS Yakubu Gowon Airport [13] 1 1
Maiduguri Borno DNMA MIU Maiduguri International Airport [14] N/A N/A
Owerri Imo DNIM QOW Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMICA) [15] 1 2
Uyo Akwa Ibom DNAI QUO Akwa Ibom Airport (Victor Attah Int'l) [16] 1 1
Yola Adamawa DNYO YOL Yola Airport [17] 1 1
Lafia Nassarawa Lafia Cargo Airport N/A N/A
Other domestic airports[5]
Akure Ondo DNAK AKR Akure Airport [18] N/A N/A
Gombe Gombe DNGO GMO Gombe Lawanti International Airport (Sani Abacha Int'l.) 1 1
Birnin Kebbi Kebbi DNBK Kebbi International Airport (Sir Ahmadu Bello Int'l.) N/A N/A
Dutse Jigawa DNDS[6] Dutse International Airport[7] N/A N/A
Jalingo Taraba DNJA Jalingo Airport (Danbaba Danfulani Suntai Airport) N/A N/A
Katsina Katsina DNKT DKA Katsina Airport [19] N/A N/A
Makurdi Benue DNMK MDI Makurdi Airport [20] N/A N/A
Minna Niger DNMN MXJ Minna Airport [21] N/A N/A
Warri Delta DNSU QRW Warri Airport (Osubi Airstrip) [22] 1 2
Yenagoa Bayelsa Bayelsa International Airport N/A N/A
Zaria Kaduna DNZA ZAR Zaria Airport [23] N/A N/A
Damaturu Yobe Damaturu Cargo Airport N/A N/A
Airstrips
Ajaokuta Kogi DN51 Ajaokuta Airstrip N/A N/A
Azare Bauchi Azare Airstrip N/A N/A
Bacita Kwara Bacita Airstrip N/A N/A
Bajoga Gombe DN54 Bajoga Northeast Airport N/A N/A
Bebi Cross River Bebi Airstrip N/A N/A
Bida Niger DNBI Bida Airstrip N/A N/A
Eket Akwa Ibom DNEK/DN55 Eket Airstrip N/A N/A
Escravos Delta DN56 Escravos Airstrip N/A N/A
Gusau Zamfara DNGU QUS Gusau Airstrip N/A N/A
Nguru Yobe Nguru Airstrip N/A N/A
Potiskum Yobe Potiskum Airstrip N/A N/A
Shiroro Niger DN50 Shiroro Airstrip N/A N/A
Tuga Kebbi Tuga Airstrip N/A N/A
Military airports
Katsina Katsina DN57 Katsina Air Force Base N/A N/A
Makurdi Benue DNMK MDI Makurdi Air Force Base N/A N/A
Port Harcourt Rivers PHG Port Harcourt NAF Base N/A N/A
Kaduna Kaduna DN53 Kaduna Air Force Base N/A N/A

See also

edit

References

edit
Nigerian government
Other
  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  • "UN Location Codes: Nigeria". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 2010-02-08. - includes IATA codes
  • Airports in Nigeria[usurped]. World Aero Data.
  • Airports in Nigeria. Great Circle Mapper.
  • Airports in Nigeria. The Airport Guide.

Footnotes

edit
  1. ^ "Largest airports and airlines in Nigeria". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. ^ "Largest airports and airlines in Nigeria". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. ^ "International Airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Major domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Other domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. ^ skyvector.com/airport/DNDS/Dutse-Airport
  7. ^ "President Commissions Dutse International". Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria.


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_airports_in_Nigeria&oldid=1252611432"