Yola International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yola, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Jimeta | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 612 ft / 187 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°15′27″N 12°25′49″E / 9.25750°N 12.43028°E | ||||||||||
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Yola Airport (IATA: YOL, ICAO: DNYO) is an airport serving Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Yola.
The Yola VOR-DME (Ident: YOL) is located 2.1 nautical miles (3.9 km) northwest of the airport.[4] The Yola non-directional beacon (Ident: YL) is located on the field.[5]
The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during pilgrimage (Hajj).
In 2007, this airport had 46,489 passengers movements, a decrease of 38.3% from previous year.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Contractors | Abuja, Lagos |
| Air Peace | Abuja, Lagos |
| Arik Air | Abuja |
| Dornier Aviation Nigeria | Charter: Maiduguri |
| Max Air | Abuja, Kano, Lagos |
| Med-View Airline | Abuja, Lagos |
Statistics
These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Passengers | 70,466 | 64,324 | 46,489 | 26,379 | 108,677 | 118,623 | 92,640 | 110,493 | 135,214 | 156,611 | 158,896 |
| Growth (%) |  27.59% |  8.72% | 27.73% | 43.26% | 311.98% | 9.15% | 21.90% | 19.27% | 22.37% | 15.82% | 1.46% |
| Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[6] 2014,[7] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[8] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[9]) | |||||||||||
See also
- Transport in Nigeria
- List of airports in Nigeria
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
References
- ^ Airport information for DNYO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for YOL at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Yola
- ^ "Yola VOR-DME (YOL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "Yola NDB (YL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
- ^ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
- ^ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
- ^ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016
External links
- Accident history for YOL at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Yola
- OpenStreetMaps - Yola
- SkyVector - Yola