List of airports in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and five of which are functional 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. Nigeria has only one private-public partnership airport, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd - Murtala Muhammed Airport Two.

Airports

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

City served State ICAO IATA Airport nameAirlines [1] Destinations [2]
International airports [3]
Abuja Federal Capital Territory DNAAABV Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport 825
Anambra Anambra DNANANA Anambra International Cargo Airport N/AN/A
Ebonyi Ebonyi DNEB Ebonyi State International Airport N/AN/A
Enugu Enugu DNENENU Akanu Ibiam International Airport 23
Ilorin Kwara DNILILR Ilorin International Airport 11
Kaduna Kaduna DNKAKAD Kaduna International Airport 11
Kano Kano DNKNKAN Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport 67
Lagos Lagos DNMMLOS Murtala Muhammed International Airport 2743
Port Harcourt Rivers DNPOPHC Port Harcourt International Airport 72
Sokoto Sokoto DNSOSKO Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport 11
Major domestic airports [4]
Asaba Delta DNASABB Asaba International Airport N/AN/A
Bauchi Bauchi DNBCBCU Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport (Bauchi State Airport)N/AN/A
Benin Edo DNBEBNI Benin Airport 12
Calabar Cross River DNCACBQ Margaret Ekpo International Airport 12
Ibadan Oyo DNIBIBA Ibadan Airport 11
Jos Plateau DNJOJOS Yakubu Gowon Airport 11
Maiduguri Borno DNMAMIU Maiduguri International Airport N/AN/A
Owerri Imo DNIMQOW Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMICA) 12
Uyo Akwa Ibom DNAIQUO Akwa Ibom Airport (Victor Attah Int'l) 11
Yola Adamawa DNYOYOL Yola Airport 11
Lafia Nassarawa Lafia Cargo Airport N/AN/A
Other domestic airports [5]
Akure Ondo DNAKAKR Akure Airport N/AN/A
Gombe Gombe DNGOGMO Gombe Lawanti International Airport (Sani Abacha Int'l.)11
Birnin Kebbi Kebbi DNBK Kebbi International Airport (Sir Ahmadu Bello Int'l.)N/AN/A
Dutse Jigawa DNDS [6] Dutse International Airport [7] N/AN/A
Jalingo Taraba DNJA Jalingo Airport (Danbaba Danfulani Suntai Airport)N/AN/A
Katsina Katsina DNKTDKA Katsina Airport N/AN/A
Makurdi Benue DNMKMDI Makurdi Airport N/AN/A
Minna Niger DNMNMXJ Minna Airport N/AN/A
Warri Delta DNSUQRW Warri Airport (Osubi Airstrip) 12
Yenagoa Bayelsa Bayelsa International Airport N/AN/A
Zaria Kaduna DNZAZAR Zaria Airport N/AN/A
Damaturu Yobe Damaturu Cargo Airport N/AN/A
Airstrips
Ajaokuta Kogi DN51 Ajaokuta Airstrip N/AN/A
Azare Bauchi Azare Airstrip N/AN/A
Bacita Kwara Bacita Airstrip N/AN/A
Bajoga Gombe DN54 Bajoga Northeast Airport N/AN/A
Bebi Cross River Bebi Airstrip N/AN/A
Bida Niger DNBI Bida Airstrip N/AN/A
Eket Akwa Ibom DNEK/DN55 Eket Airstrip N/AN/A
Escravos Delta DN56 Escravos Airstrip N/AN/A
Gusau Zamfara DNGUQUS Gusau Airstrip N/AN/A
Nguru Yobe Nguru Airstrip N/AN/A
Potiskum Yobe Potiskum Airstrip N/AN/A
Shiroro Niger DN50 Shiroro Airstrip N/AN/A
Tuga Kebbi Tuga Airstrip N/AN/A
Military airports
KatsinaKatsinaDN57Katsina Air Force BaseN/AN/A
Makurdi Benue DNMKMDI Makurdi Air Force Base N/AN/A
Port Harcourt Rivers PHG Port Harcourt NAF Base N/AN/A
Kaduna Kaduna DN53 Kaduna Air Force Base N/AN/A

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Footnotes

  1. "Largest airports and airlines in Nigeria". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. "Largest airports and airlines in Nigeria". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. "International Airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. "Major domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. "Other domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. skyvector.com/airport/DNDS/Dutse-Airport
  7. "President Commissions Dutse International". Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria.