List of defunct airlines of Nigeria explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Nigeria.^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
		Z7	ADK	ADCO	1984	2006
		NG	NIG		1960	2002	Renamed to Aero Contractors^[3]
African Chartered Services			AFY	AFRICA CHARTERED	2005	2005	^[4]
African International Airway					1971	1972	Operated Bristol Britannia^[5]
African Trans Air			FTS		1992	1995	Operated Boeing 727
		6F	FRJ	AFRIJET	1998	2009
Afrimex					1994	2003	Operated Dornier 328^[6]
Air Atlantic Cargo			ANI	NIGALANTIC	1994	2000	Operated Boeing 707-320C^[7]
			VTY	VICTORY	2002	2010	Operated Boeing 737-500^[8]
		VK	ANP	NICON FLIERS	2010	2012
Air Vanni					1978	1978	^[9]
Airstream Aviation					2013	2017	Operated Boeing 737-400^[10]
			LIE	AL-DAWOOD AIR	2001	2005
		F4	NBK	AL-AIR	1999	2005
Alheri Airlines					1987	1987	^[11]
Amako Air			OBK	AMAKO AIR	2002	2004	Operated Boeing 707^[12]
Amed Air			OBI	AMEDAIR	1994	1996	Operated Boeing 707^[13]
Arab Wings Nigeria					1981	1981	^[14]
Arax Airlines		QY	RXA		1977	1988	Operated Beech C-45 Expeditor, Douglas C-47, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-8, Grumman Widgeon, Tupolev Tu-154^[15]
		SCD		ASSOCIATED	1996	2019
Axiom Air			EAN		2009	2011
Bako Air			OGJ		2004	2006	^[16]
Bakoji Airlines Services			OGJ	BAKO AIR	1999	2000	Operated Tupolev Tu-134^[17]
Barnax Air			BAL		1991	1992	Operated Boeing 737
		B3	BLV	BELLVIEW AIRLINES	1992	2010
			NCP	CAPITAL SHUTTLE	2003	2010
Central Airlines					1980	1982
		5B	NCH	CHANGCHANGI	1994	2012
			CHO	CHROME AIR	1999	2006
City Link Airlines			CRG	COURAGE	1993	1996	^[18]
			CND	AIR CONCORD	1986	1990s	Operated BAe 125, Fairchild F-27, FH-227^[19]
Dala Air Services			DLR	DALA AIR	2000	2001	^[20]
Das Air					2004	2006	^[21]
			DSQ	Dasab Air	2001	2006
Delta Air Charter					1969	1977	Operated Cessna 180, Cessna 180, Douglas DC-3, Piper PA-23, Piper PA-21, Piaggio P.166^[22]
Discovery Air		DO	DCV	DISCOVERYJET	2014	2015	Operated Boeing 737-300^[23]
Dominion Air			DAC	DOMINION AIR	2013	2013	^[24]
			ERX	EART AIR	2002	2007	^[25]
		OW	EXW	ECHOLINE	1993	2006	Rebranded as Nicon Airways
		HW	ESY		1987	1992	Renamed to EAS Airlines^[26]
EAS Executive Aviation Services					2007	2009	^[27]
			FYE	FLY ME	2001	2007
Eco Air			ECQ	SKYBRIDGE	2004	2004	^[28]
					1935	1940	Operated Short Scion Senior^[29]
Embassy Airlines			EAM	EMBASSY AIR	?	?	^[30]
Emma-Nik Aviation Service			EMM	EMMANIKAIR	1999	2000	Revoked AOC^[31]
					1993	2004	Revoked AOC^[32]
Executive Jet Services					2005	2020	^[33]
Express Airways Nigeria					1985	2007	Assets taken over by Sky Power Express. Operated Embraer Bandeirante^[34]
Falcon Airline			FAU	FALCON AIRLINE	?	?	^[35]
Fassey Aviation			FSY		1994	1998	Operated BAC 1-11^[36]
Fayban Air Services			FAY	FAYBAN AIR	1990s	1990s	Operated Boeing 727^[37]
Fezel Air					1993	1995	^[38]
			FRN	FIRST NATION	2010	2018
Flash Airlines			FSH		1985	1996	Cargo carrier. Operated Douglas DC-8-50F^[39]
					2005	2006	Merged with EAS Airlines to form Nicon Airways^[40]
Fly For Value Aviation			FVJ	VALUJET	?	?	^[41]
Foremost Aviation			FMA	FOREMOST	1992	1994	^[42]
			FFF	INTER FREEDOM	1998	2005
			FRR	FRESH AIR	1999	2006
Galaxy Airways			GXY	GAZELLE	1988	1988	^[43]
GAS Air Nigeria		GR	NGS		1973	2000	Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707-320C^[44]
GAS Air Cargo		GR	NGS		1973	2000	Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Piper navajo^[45]
Hamsal Air		2H	MHL	HAMSAL	2008	2009
Hamzair			HMZ		1983	1983	Operated Douglas DC-8
Harka Air Services			HAK		1994	2001	Established as Harco Air Services. Operated Tupolev Tu-134^[46]
Harco Air Services			HCO		1992	1994	Rebranded Harca Air Services^[47]
Havilah Air Services			HAV	HAVILAH	1990s	1999	AOC revoked^[48]
Hold-Trade Air					1991	2000	Operated BAC 1-11^[49]
IAT Cargo					1985	1987
IAT Cargo			VGO	VIRGO	1994	1999	Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8^[50]
Intercontinental Airlines		VS	VVV	VICTOR SIERRA	1978	1990	Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8^[51]
Interstate Airlines			IAE	INTERSTATE	1990s	1990s	Operated Douglas DC-9^[52]
		IS	LVB	SILVERBIRD	2002	2013
Jambo Airlines					1986	1987	Operated HS 748^[53]
		N9	QNK	KABO	1981	2016
Kabu Air Cargo					1992	1992	Operated Boeing 707^[54]
Kati Air			KTI		1983	1997	Operated Boeing 707^[55]
Kenuz Airlines			KNS	KENUZ	1990s	1990s	^[56]
Knights Airlines			KGT	KNIGHT-LINER	2005	2007	Operated Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Douglas DC-10, Lockheed Tristar^[57]
Koda Air			OYE	KODA AIR	2001	2005	Operated Boeing 707^[58]
Kolkol Airlines			KKL		1994	2000	Operated Antonov An-24, Tupolev Tu-134, Yak-40^[59]
Maina Air			MNI	MAINA AIR	1994	1999	^[60]
			NGL		2006	2008	Rebranded Max Air^[61]
		VL	MEV	MED-VIEW	2007	2019
			MXX	MERCHANT		Prior to 2000
Meridian Airlines		HL	MHL	HASSIMAIR	2004	2014	^[62]
Millennium Air			MLK	NIGERJET	2003	2006	Renamed to Emirate Touch Aviation. Operated Let Turbolet^[63]
Nexus Aviation			NXS	NEXUS AVIATION	2003	2003	AOC suspended^[64]
			NCN	NICON AIRWAYS	2006	2007
Nigeria Air Services					1946	1947	^[65]
		WT	NGA	NIGERIA	1958	2003
Nigeria One					2013	2013	Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle
		VK	VGN		2009	2010	Rebranded as Air Nigeria
Nigerian Global Aviation			NGI		2003	2003
Nigerian Trade Wings					1978	1979	Operated Douglas C-47, Douglas C-54, Douglas C-118^[66]
North-East Airlines			NEN	NORTHEAST SWAN	1994	1998	Operated Boeing 727^[67]
		9H	OKJ	OKADA AIR	1982	2002
Onedot Aviation					2003	2008	^[68]
Oriental Airlines			OAC	ORIENTAL AIR	1990	2003	Operated BAC 1-11, Let Turbolet^[69]
Overnight Cargo Nigeria			OCL		1992	1994	Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8-50 ^[70]
Pan Nnannah Airways					2000	2000	Nigerian Civil Aviation Authourity (NCAA) Withdrew Their Air Transport License in 2000
		PF			1961	2000
PMAS Regional Airlines					1987	1995	Renamed to DANA Dornier Aviation Nigeria. Operated Dornier Do 28, Dornier Do 228, Dornier Do 328^[71]
			EMI	BLUE SHUTTLE	1995	2006	Operated Boeing 737, Yak-40^[72]
Prime Air Services			PML	PRIME NIGERIA	2000	2016	^[73]
RN Cargo					1980s	1983	Operated Boeing 707^[74]
Routair Aviation			RUT	ROUTAIR	1994	1999	Operated Boeing 707^[75]
			SNI	SAVANHLINE	2001	2003	Operated Antonov An-12, BAC 1-11, Boeing 727^[76]
Sky Air Cargo					1985	1990	^[77]
Sky Executive Airlines			SXC	SKY EXEC	2001	2003	Operated Let Turbolet^[78]
			SMT	SKYLIMIT	2001	2003	Operated DHC-7^[79]
		NB	EAN	NIGERIA EXPRESS	1985	2007
		SO	OKS	SLOK GAMBIA	1996	2004	Reformed as Slok Air Gambia Limited
SMA Airlines			SMA	SESAME	1999	2000	Operated Boeing 727^[80]
		SO	OSL	SOSOLISO	1994	2006
Space World International Airlines			SPF	SPACE WORLD	2002	2007	Operated Boeing 737
Thames Air Services & Charter			TMQ	THAMES AIR	1993	1994	Operated Boeing 707^[81]
					2008	2009
Trans Sahara Air			SBJ		2001	2004	Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10^[82]
Trans-Air Services			TSN		1992	1997	Operated Boeing 707-321C, Boeing 747-100, Boeing 747-200^[83]
Triax Airlines			TIX	TRIAX	1992	2000	Operated Boeing 727^[84]
United Air Express			AEU	UNITED EXPRESS	1994	1990s	Operated Fairchild F-27^[85]
United Air Service		SY	UHP	SIERRA YANKEE	1983	1987	Rebranded as EAS Cargo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707^[86]
		VK	VGN	VIRGIN NIGERIA	2004	2009	Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines
		WT			1947	1952	Operated Boeing Stratocruiser^[87]
			NGA	NIGERIA	1958	1961	Renamed to Nigeria Airways^[88]
			TWD	TRADEWINGS	2001	2012	Merged into JedAir
Yvic Air			VYC		1992	1997	^[89]
Zenith Air			NZE	ZENITH AIR	1992	1993	Operated Antonov An-12, Douglas DC-9^[90]

See also

• List of airlines of Nigeria
• List of airports in Nigeria

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-02-12.
2. Web site: Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies.. aerotransport.org. 2019-02-12.
3. Web site: Aero Contractors of Nigeria . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
4. Web site: African Chartered Services . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
5. Web site: African International Airways. ATDB-aero . 3 April 2022.
6. Web site: Afrimex Aviation . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
7. Web site: Air Atlantic Cargo . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
8. Web site: Air Midwest . rzjets . 3 April 2022.
9. Web site: Air Vanni . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
10. Web site: Airstream Aviation . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
11. Web site: Alheri Airlines . Airline History . 3 April 2022.
12. Web site: Amako Air . rzjets . 4 April 2022.
13. Web site: Amed Air . rzjets . 4 April 2022.
14. Web site: Arab Wings Nigeria . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
15. Web site: Arax Airlines . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
16. Web site: Bako Air . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
17. Web site: Bakoji Airlines Services . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
18. Web site: City Link Airlines . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
19. Web site: Concord Airlines . rzjets . 4 April 2022.
20. Web site: Dala Air Services . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
21. Web site: Das Air . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
22. Web site: Delta Air Charter . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
23. Web site: Discovery Air . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
24. Web site: Dominion Air . Iata Code . 5 April 2022.
25. Web site: Earth Airlines . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
26. Web site: EAS Cargo Airlines . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
27. Web site: EAS Executive Aviation Services . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
28. Web site: Eco Air . Iata Code . 5 April 2022.
29. Web site: Elders Colonial Airways . Airline History . 4 April 2022.
30. Web site: Embassy Airlines . Iata Code . 5 April 2022.
31. Web site: Emma-Nik Aviation Service . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
32. Web site: Executive Airline Service . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
33. Web site: Executive Jet Services . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
34. Web site: Express Airways Nigeria . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
35. Web site: Falcon Airline . Iata Code . 5 April 2022.
36. Web site: Fassey Aviation . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
37. Web site: Fayban Air Services . rzjets . 5 April 2022.
38. Web site: Fezel Air . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
39. Web site: Flash Airlines . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
40. Web site: Fleet Air Nigeria . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
41. Web site: Fly For Value Aviation . Iata Code . 5 April 2022.
42. Web site: Foremost Aviation . Airline History . 5 April 2022.
43. Web site: Galaxy Airways . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
44. Web site: GAS Air . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
45. Web site: GAS Air Cargo . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
46. Web site: Harka Air Services . Aviation Safety . 6 April 2022.
47. Web site: Harco Air Services . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
48. Web site: Havilah Air Services . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
49. Web site: Hold-Trade Air . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
50. Web site: IAT Cargo . Airline History . 6 April 2022.
51. Web site: Intercontinental Airlines . rzjets . 6 April 2022.
52. Web site: Interstate Airlines . rzjets . 6 April 2022.
53. Web site: Jambo Airlines . rzjets . 7 April 2022.
54. Web site: Kabu Air Cargo . Airline History . 7 April 2022.
55. Web site: Kati Air . Airline History . 7 April 2022.
56. Web site: Kenuz Airlines . Airline History . 7 April 2022.
57. Web site: Knights Airlines . ATDB-aero . 7 April 2022.
58. Web site: Koda Air . Aviation Safety . 7 April 2022.
59. Web site: Kolkol Airlines . ATDB-aero . 7 April 2022.
60. Web site: Maina Air . Airline History . 7 April 2022.
61. Web site: Mangal Airlines . Airline History . 7 April 2022.
62. Web site: Meridian Airlines . Airline History . 7 April 2022.
63. Web site: Millennium Air . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
64. Web site: Nexus Aviation . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
65. Web site: Nigeria Air Services . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
66. Web site: Nigerian Trade Wings . Plane Logger . 8 April 2022.
67. Web site: North-East Airlines . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
68. Web site: Onedot Aviation . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
69. Web site: Oriental Airlines . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
70. Web site: Overnight Cargo Nigeria . Airline History . 8 April 2022.
71. Web site: PMAS Regional Airlines . Airline History . 9 April 2022.
72. Web site: Premium Air Shuttle . rzjets . 9 April 2022.
73. Web site: Prime Air Services . Airline History . 9 April 2022.
74. Web site: RN Cargo . Aviation Safety . 9 April 2022.
75. Web site: Routair Aviation . Airline History . 9 April 2022.
76. Web site: Savannah Airlines . rzjets . 9 April 2022.
77. Web site: Sky Air Cargo . Airline History . 9 April 2022.
78. Web site: Sky Executive Airlines . Aviation Safety . 9 April 2022.
79. Web site: Skyline . rzjets . 9 April 2022.
80. Web site: SMA Airlines . rzjets . 9 April 2022.
81. Web site: Thames Air Services & Charter . Airline History . 9 April 2022.
82. Web site: Trans Sahara Air . Airline History . 9 April 2022.
83. Web site: Trans-Air Services . Airline History . 10 April 2022.
84. Web site: Triax Airlines . rzjets . 10 April 2022.
85. Web site: United Air Express . rzjets . 10 April 2022.
86. Web site: United Air Service . rzjets . 10 April 2022.
87. Web site: West African Airways Corporation Nigeria . Airline History . 10 April 2022.
88. Web site: West African Airways Corporation Nigeria . Airline History . 10 April 2022.
89. Web site: Yvic Air . Airline History . 10 April 2022.
90. Web site: Zenith Air . rzjets . 10 April 2022.