List of airports in Nigeria

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

There are 22 airports in Nigeria with paved runways. Of these, ten are international airports. There are also 21 Airstrips built mainly by the Nigerian airforce and multinational oil companies scattered about the country. The Federal Government owns and operates all the airports in Nigeria through its regulatory body, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Recently, a bill that allows for the construction, ownership and commercial operation of airports by private establishments has been passed into law.

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Airport names show in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

City State ICAO IATA Airport Name
International airports
Abuja FCT DNAA ABV Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport [1]
Kano Kano DNKN KAN Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport [2]
Lagos / Ikeja Lagos DNMM LOS Murtala Muhammed International Airport [3]
Port Harcourt Rivers DNPO PHC Port Harcourt International Airport [4]
Major domestic airports
Calabar Cross River DNCA CBQ Margaret Ekpo International Airport [5]
Enugu Enugu DNEN ENU Akanu Ibiam International Airport (Enugu Airport) [6]
Jos Plateau DNJO JOS Yakubu Gowon Airport [7]
Kaduna Kaduna DNKA KAD Kaduna Airport [8]
Maiduguri Borno DNMA MIU Maiduguri International Airport (Maiduguri Airport) [9]
Sokoto Sokoto DNSO SKO Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (Sultan Saddik Abubakar Airport) [10]
Yola Adamawa DNYO YOL Yola Airport [11]
Other domestic airports
Akure Ondo DNAK AKR Akure Airport [12]
Bauchi Bauchi   BCU Bauchi Airport [13]
Benin Edo DNBE BNI Benin Airport [14]
Ibadan Oyo DNIB IBA Ibadan Airport [15]
Ilorin Kwara DNIL ILR Ilorin International Airport [16]
Katsina Katsina     Katsina Airport [17]
Makurdi Benue DNMK MDI Makurdi Airport [18]
Minna Niger DNMN MXJ Minna Airport [19]
Owerri Imo DNIM QOW Sam Mbakwe Airport [20]
Warri Delta   QRW Warri Airport [21]
Zaria Kaduna DNZA ZAR Zaria Airport [22]
Airstrips (unpaved)
Ajaokuta Kogi     Ajaokuta Airport
Ashaka Gombe     Ashaka Airstrip
Azare Bauchi     Azare Airstrip
Bacita Kwara     Bacita Airstrip
Bebi Cross River     Bebi Airstrip
Bida Niger DNBI   Bida Airstrip
Birnin Kebbi Kebbi     Kebbi Airstrip
Eket Akwa Ibom     Eket Airstrip
Escravos Delta     Escravos Airstrip
Gusau Zamfara DNGU QUS Gusau Airstrip
Kaltungo Gombe     Kaltungo Airstrip
Lokoja Kogi     Lokoja Airstrip
Magbon Lagos     Magbon Airstrip
Mambilla Taraba     Mambilla Airstrip
Miango Plateau     Miango Airstrip
Mubi Adamawa     Mubi Airstrip
Nguru Yobe     Nguru Airstrip
Obudu Cross River     Obudu Cattle Ranch Airstrip
Odegi  ???     Odegi Airstrip
Osogbo Osun DNOS   Osogbo Airstrip
Potiskum Yobe     Potiskum Airstrip
Shiroro Niger     Shiroro Airstrip
Tuga Kebbi     Tuga Airstrip
Military airports
Makurdi Benue DNMK MDI Makurdi Air Force Base

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