Nigeria Airways destinations

Nigeria Airways destinations
A Nigeria Airways Airbus A310-200 at Charles de Gaulle Airport. (1985)

Nigeria Airways was founded on 23 August 1958.[1]:51 It succeeded the folded West African Airways Corporation (WAAC), and was initially named WAAC Nigeria. The company took over the WAAC assets and liabilities and started operations on 1 October 1958.[2] In association with Pan American Airways (PAA), the Lagos–New York route was opened in October 1964 (1964-10) using PAA's DC-8 and Boeing 707 equipment.[3]

WAAC Nigeria changed its name to Nigeria Airways in 1971.[2] The carrier was wholly owned by the Government of Nigeria for almost its entire life. The airline ceased operations in 2003.[4][5][6]

Contents

List

Following is a list of destinations Nigeria Airways flew to all through its history as part of its scheduled services. The list includes the name of each city served, the country name, and the name of the airport served along with both its associated International Air Transport Association three-letter code (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization four-letter code (ICAO airport code). Airline hubs and focus cities, as well as destinations served at the time of closure, are also marked.

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‡
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#
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City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Abidjan  Côte d'Ivoire ABJ DIAP Port Bouet Airport # [1]:51
Abuja  Nigeria ABV DNAA Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport # [1]:51
Accra  Ghana ACC DGAA Kotoka International Airport [7]
Amsterdam  Netherlands AMS EHAM Schiphol Airport [8]
Athens  Greece ATH LGAT Hellinikon International Airport [2]
Banjul  Gambia BJL GBYD Yundum International Airport [9]
Barcelona  Spain BCN LEBL El Prat Airport [10]
Beirut  Lebanon BEY OLBA Rafic Hariri International Airport [2]
Benin  Nigeria BNI DNBE Benin Airport [11]
Brussels  Belgium BRU EBBR Zaventem Airport [2]
Calabar  Nigeria CBQ DNCA Margaret Ekpo International Airport [7]
Cologne  Germany CGN EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport [7]
Conakry  Guinea CKY GUCY Conakry International Airport [9]
Cotonou  Benin COO DBBB Cadjehoun Airport [7]
Dakar  Senegal DKR GOOY Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport [9]
Douala  Cameroon DLA FKKD Douala International Airport [9]
Dubai  United Arab Emirates DXB OMDB Dubai International Airport # [1]:51
Enugu  Nigeria ENU DNEN Akanu Ibiam International Airport [7]
Frankfurt  Germany FRA EDDF Frankfurt am Main Airport [8]
Freetown  Sierra Leone FNA GFLL Lungi International Airport [9]
Geneva  Switzerland GVA LSGG Cointrin Airport [12]
Gusau  Nigeria QUS DNGU Gusau Airport [10]
Ibadan  Nigeria IBA DNIB Ibadan Airport [11]
Ilorin  Nigeria ILR DNIL Ilorin International Airport [11]
Jeddah  Saudi Arabia JED OEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport # [1]:51
Johannesburg  South Africa JNB FAJS OR Tambo International Airport [13]
Jos  Nigeria JOS DNJO Yakubu Gowon Airport [7]
Kaduna  Nigeria KAD DNKA Kaduna Airport [11]
Kano  Nigeria KAN DNKN Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport ‡ # [1]:51
Kinshasa  Democratic Republic of the Congo FIH FZAA N'djili Airport [10]
Lagos  Nigeria LOS DNMM Murtala Muhammed International Airport † # [1]:51
Libreville  Gabon LBV FOOL Libreville International Airport [9]
Lomé  Togo LFW DXXX Lomé-Tokoin Airport [9]
London  United Kingdom LGW EGKK Gatwick Airport # [14]
London  United Kingdom LHR EGLL Heathrow Airport # [1]:51[9]
Luanda  Angola LAD FNLU Quatro de Fevereiro Airport [15]
Lusaka  Zambia LUN FLLS Lusaka International Airport [2]
Madrid  Spain MAD LEMD Barajas Airport [15]
Maiduguri  Nigeria MIU DNMA Maiduguri International Airport [11]
Makurdi  Nigeria MDI DNMK Makurdi Airport [11]
Monrovia  Liberia ROB GLRB Roberts International Airport [9]
Nairobi  Kenya NBO HKJK Jomo Kenyatta International Airport [9]
New York  United States JFK KJFK John F. Kennedy International Airport # [1]:51[9]
Niamey  Niger NIM DRRN Diori Hamani International Airport [9]
Paris  France CDG LFPG Charles de Gaulle Airport
Port Harcourt  Nigeria PHC DNPO Port Harcourt International Airport ‡ # [1]:51
Rome  Italy FCO LIRF Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport [8]
Sokoto  Nigeria SKO DNSO Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport [11]
Tiko  Cameroon TKC FKKC Tiko Airport [10]
Yola  Nigeria YOL DNYO Yola Airport [7]
Zürich  Switzerland ZRH LSZH Kloten Airport [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Directory: world airlines – NIGERIA AIRWAYS [WT] (NGA)" (pdf). Flight International: 50 – 51. 1 April 2003 – 7 April 2003. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%200703.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "World airline directory – Nigeria Airways Ltd" (pdf). Flight International: 1180. 22 April 1978. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200668.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY... – WAAC (Nigeria) Ltd (Nigeria Airways)" (PDF). Flight International: 639. 14 April 1966. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1966/1966%20-%201096.html. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  4. ^ Graham Dunn (25 November 2010). "AB25: Births, deaths and marriages". Flightglobal.com. Airline Business. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/25/350227/ab25-births-deaths-and-marriages.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. "Nigeria Airways stops flights (2003)" 
  5. ^ "Directory: world airlines – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 45. 30 March 2004 – 5 April 2004. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200287.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  6. ^ "Nigeria set for new carrier". Flightglobal.com. Airline Business. 1 September 2003. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2003/09/01/170832/nigeria-set-for-new-carrier.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 90. 31 March 1999 – 6 April 1999. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200810.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c d "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 103. 30 March 1985. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200963.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Africa's fastest-growing airline (page 4 of 4)" (pdf). Flight International: VIII. 28 November 1981. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203746.html. Retrieved 14 April 2011. 
  10. ^ a b c d "Nigeria Airways Route Map – April 1966". Airline Timetable Images. http://www.timetableimages.com/i-uz/wt6604i.jpg. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Africa's fastest-growing airline (page 2 of 4)" (pdf). Flight International: IV. 28 November 1981. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%203742.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  12. ^ "Nigeria Airways (WAAC [Nigeria] Ltd)" (pdf). Flight International: 638. 6 May 1971. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%200723.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011. 
  13. ^ Max Kingsley-Jones (15 December 1999). "Nigeria continues rebuilding as privatisation looms". Flightglobal.com. Flight International (London). http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1999/12/15/59640/nigeria-continues-rebuilding-as-privatisation-looms.html. Retrieved 14 August 2011. "Nigeria is restoring services to Johannesburg with an A310." 
  14. ^ "Short finals..." (pdf). Flight International: 4. 2 January 1982. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200006.html. Retrieved 9 August 2011. "Nigeria Airways has transferred its weekly scheduled Lagos Boeing 707 freighter service from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport, in order to provide a broader service to forwarders based in south-east England." 
  15. ^ a b "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways Ltd" (pdf). Flight International: 970. 9 April 1977. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1977/1977%20-%201026.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011.