Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public (Agro-Cargo and Passenger) | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Ogun State Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iperu-Remo, Ogun, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Ilishan-Iperu Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°56′21.26″N3°42′38.14″E / 6.9392389°N 3.7105944°E | ||||||||||
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  GWI Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport (( IATA : GWI, ICAO : DNGA)) is a specialized agro-cargo and passenger airport located in the Ilishan-Iperu Remo area of the Ogun State of Nigeria. It is owned by the Government of Ogun State [1]
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The airport is strategically positioned near the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to serve as a logistics hub for the Southwestern region and a designated alternative to the congested Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Lagos). [2] Its central feature is its 4,000-meter (4 km) long and 60-meter wide runway, which is one of the longest in West Africa, built to accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380. [3] [4] The airport has been granted an Interim Aerodrome Operational Permit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). [5]
The airport commenced scheduled commercial passenger flight operations on October 7, 2025. [6]
