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Map of Nigeria
This is a list of airports in Nigeria, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Nigeria has 31 airports and 26 of the airports are operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. (FAAN), 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
Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.
| City served | State | ICAO | IATA | Airport name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International airports [1] | ||||
| Abuja | Federal Capital Territory | DNAA | ABV | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [1] |
| Enugu | Enugu | DNEN | ENU | Akanu Ibiam International Airport [2] |
| Ilorin | Kwara | DNIL | ILR | Ilorin International Airport [3] |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | DNKA | KAD | Kaduna International Airport [4] |
| Kano | Kano | DNKN | KAN | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport [5] |
| Lagos | Lagos | DNMM | LOS | Murtala Muhammed International Airport [6] |
| Port Harcourt | Rivers | DNPO | PHC | Port Harcourt International Airport [7] |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | DNSO | SKO | Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport [8] |
| Major domestic airports [2] | ||||
| Asaba | Delta | DNAS | ABB | Asaba International Airport [9] |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | DNBC | BCU | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport |
| Benin | Edo | DNBE | BNI | Benin Airport [10] |
| Calabar | Cross River | DNCA | CBQ | Margaret Ekpo International Airport [11] |
| Ibadan | Oyo | DNIB | IBA | Ibadan Airport [12] |
| Jos | Plateau | DNJO | JOS | Yakubu Gowon Airport [13] |
| Maiduguri | Borno | DNMA | MIU | Maiduguri International Airport [14] |
| Owerri | Imo | DNIM | QOW | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMICA) [15] |
| Uyo | Akwa Ibom | DNAI | QUO | Akwa Ibom International Airport [16] |
| Yola | Adamawa | DNYO | YOL | Yola Airport [17] |
| Other domestic airports [3] | ||||
| Akure | Ondo | DNAK | AKR | Akure Airport [18] |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | DNBA | Bauchi Airport [19] | |
| Gombe | Gombe | DNGO | GMO | Gombe Lawanti International Airport |
| Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi | DNBK | Kebbi International Airport | |
| Dutse | Jigawa | DNDS [4] | Dutse International Airport [5] | |
| Jalingo | Taraba | DNJA | Jalingo Airport | |
| Katsina | Katsina | DNKT | DKA | Katsina Airport [20] |
| Makurdi | Benue | DNMK | MDI | Makurdi Airport [21] |
| Minna | Niger | DNMN | MXJ | Minna Airport [22] |
| Warri | Delta | DNSU | QRW | Warri Airport [23] |
| Yenagoa | Bayelsa | Bayelsa International Airport | ||
| Zaria | Kaduna | DNZA | ZAR | Zaria Airport [24] |
| Airstrips | ||||
| Ajaokuta | Kogi | DN51 | Ajaokuta Airstrip | |
| Azare | Bauchi | Azare Airstrip | ||
| Bacita | Kwara | Bacita Airstrip | ||
| Bajoga | Gombe | DN54 | Bajoga Northeast Airport | |
| Bebi | Cross River | Bebi Airstrip | ||
| Bida | Niger | DNBI | Bida Airstrip | |
| Eket | Akwa Ibom | DNEK/DN55 | Eket Airstrip | |
| Escravos | Delta | DN56 | Escravos Airstrip | |
| Gusau | Zamfara | DNGU | QUS | Gusau Airstrip |
| Nguru | Yobe | Nguru Airstrip | ||
| Potiskum | Yobe | Potiskum Airstrip | ||
| Shiroro | Niger | DN50 | Shiroro Airstrip | |
| Tuga | Kebbi | Tuga Airstrip | ||
| Military airports | ||||
| Katsina | Katsina | DN57 | Katsina Air Force Base | |
| Makurdi | Benue | DNMK | MDI | Makurdi Air Force Base |
| Port Harcourt | Rivers | PHG | Port Harcourt NAF Base | |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | DN53 | Kaduna Air Force Base | |
See also
- Transport in Nigeria
- List of airports by ICAO code: D#DN - Nigeria
References
- Nigerian government
- Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): List of airports owned and managed by FAAN
- Federal Ministry of Aviation, Nigeria
- Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
- Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
- Other
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
- "UN Location Codes: Nigeria". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 2010-02-08. - includes IATA codes
- Airports in Nigeria. World Aero Data.
- Airports in Nigeria. Great Circle Mapper.
- Airports in Nigeria. The Airport Guide.
Footnotes
- ^ "International Airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Major domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Other domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ skyvector.com/airport/DNDS/Dutse-Airport
- ^ "President Commissions Dutse International". Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria.