List of airports in Nigeria

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

Nigeria has 22 airports operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), four of which are 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.

Contents

Airports

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

City served State ICAO IATA Airport name
International airports [1]
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 [2]
Calabar Cross River DNCA CBQ Margaret Ekpo International Airport (Calabar Airport) [5]
Enugu Enugu DNEN ENU Akanu Ibiam International Airport (Enugu Airport) [6]
Jos Plateau DNJO JOS Yakubu Gowon Airport (Jos 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 [3]
Asaba Delta DNAS ASB Asaba International Airport
Akure Ondo DNAK AKR Akure Airport [12]
Bauchi Bauchi DNBA BCU Bauchi Airport [13]
Benin Edo DNBE BNI Benin Airport [14]
Gombe Gombe DNGO Gombe Lawanti International Airport
Ibadan Oyo DNIB IBA Ibadan Airport [15]
Ilorin Kwara DNIL ILR Ilorin Airport [16]
Katsina Katsina DNKT KTN 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 DNSU QRW Warri Airport [21]
Zaria Kaduna DNZA ZAR Zaria Airport [22]
Other airports not owned/managed by FAAN
Uyo Akwa Ibom DNAI Akwa Ibom Airport (Uyo Airport)
Airstrips
Ajaokuta Kogi Ajaokuta Airstrip
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 DNEK 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

See also

References

Nigerian government
Other

Footnotes

  1. ^ "International Airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?gid=1. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
  2. ^ "Major domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?gid=2. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Other domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?gid=3. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
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