List of airports in Nigeria explained

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

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.

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Airports

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

City servedStateICAOIATAAirport nameAirlines[1] Destinations[2]
International airports[3]
AbujaFederal Capital TerritoryDNAAABVNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport 825
AnambraAnambraDNANANAAnambra International Cargo Airport N/AN/A
EbonyiEbonyiDNEBEbonyi State International Airport N/AN/A
EnuguEnuguDNENENUAkanu Ibiam International Airport 23
IlorinKwaraDNILILRIlorin International Airport 11
KadunaKadunaDNKAKADKaduna International Airport 11
KanoKanoDNKNKANMallam Aminu Kano International Airport 67
LagosLagosDNMMLOSMurtala Muhammed International Airport 2743
Port HarcourtRiversDNPOPHCPort Harcourt International Airport 72
SokotoSokotoDNSOSKOSadiq Abubakar III International Airport 11
Major domestic airports[4]
AsabaDeltaDNASABBAsaba International Airport N/AN/A
BauchiBauchiDNBCBCUSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport (Bauchi State Airport)N/AN/A
BeninEdoDNBEBNIBenin Airport 12
CalabarCross RiverDNCACBQMargaret Ekpo International Airport 12
IbadanOyoDNIBIBAIbadan Airport 11
JosPlateauDNJOJOSYakubu Gowon Airport 11
MaiduguriBornoDNMAMIUMaiduguri International Airport N/AN/A
OwerriImoDNIMQOWSam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMICA) 12
UyoAkwa IbomDNAIQUOAkwa Ibom Airport (Victor Attah Int'l) 11
YolaAdamawaDNYOYOLYola Airport 11
LafiaNassarawaLafia Cargo AirportN/AN/A
Other domestic airports[5]
AkureOndoDNAKAKRAkure Airport N/AN/A
GombeGombeDNGOGMOGombe Lawanti International Airport (Sani Abacha Int'l.)11
Birnin KebbiKebbiDNBKKebbi International Airport (Sir Ahmadu Bello Int'l.)N/AN/A
DutseJigawaDNDS[6] Dutse International Airport[7] N/AN/A
JalingoTarabaDNJAJalingo Airport (Danbaba Danfulani Suntai Airport)N/AN/A
KatsinaKatsinaDNKTDKAKatsina Airport N/AN/A
MakurdiBenueDNMKMDIN/AN/A
MinnaNigerDNMNMXJMinna Airport N/AN/A
WarriDeltaDNSUQRWWarri Airport (Osubi Airstrip) 12
YenagoaBayelsaBayelsa International AirportN/AN/A
ZariaKadunaDNZAZARN/AN/A
DamaturuYobeDamaturu Cargo AirportN/AN/A
Airstrips
AjaokutaKogiDN51Ajaokuta AirstripN/AN/A
AzareBauchiAzare AirstripN/AN/A
BacitaKwaraBacita AirstripN/AN/A
BajogaGombeDN54Bajoga Northeast AirportN/AN/A
BebiCross RiverBebi AirstripN/AN/A
BidaNigerDNBIBida AirstripN/AN/A
EketAkwa IbomDNEK/DN55Eket AirstripN/AN/A
EscravosDeltaDN56Escravos AirstripN/AN/A
GusauZamfaraDNGUQUSGusau AirstripN/AN/A
NguruYobeNguru AirstripN/AN/A
PotiskumYobePotiskum AirstripN/AN/A
ShiroroNigerDN50Shiroro AirstripN/AN/A
TugaKebbiTuga AirstripN/AN/A
Military airports
KatsinaKatsinaDN57Katsina Air Force BaseN/AN/A
MakurdiBenueDNMKMDIMakurdi Air Force BaseN/AN/A
Port HarcourtRiversPHGPort Harcourt NAF BaseN/AN/A
KadunaKadunaDN53Kaduna Air Force BaseN/AN/A

See also

References

Nigerian government
Other

Footnotes


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Largest airports and airlines in Nigeria . 2022-05-30 . Worlddata.info . en.
  2. Web site: Largest airports and airlines in Nigeria . 2022-05-30 . Worlddata.info . en.
  3. Web site: International Airports . Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) . 23 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150124175831/http://www.faannigeria.org/index.php/airports/international-airports . 24 January 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: Major domestic airports . Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) . 23 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150126024944/http://www.faannigeria.org/index.php/airports/major-domestic-airports . 26 January 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Other domestic airports . Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) . 23 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150126025906/http://www.faannigeria.org/index.php/airports/other-domestic-airports . 26 January 2015 . dead .
  6. https://skyvector.com/airport/DNDS/Dutse-Airport skyvector.com/airport/DNDS/Dutse-Airport
  7. Web site: President Commissions Dutse International . Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria.