Yakubu Gowon Airport

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Yakubu Gowon Airport

Jos Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
Serves Jos, Nigeria
Elevation  AMSL 4,229 ft / 1,289 m
Coordinates 9°38′20″N8°52′15″E / 9.63889°N 8.87083°E / 9.63889; 8.87083 Coordinates: 9°38′20″N8°52′15″E / 9.63889°N 8.87083°E / 9.63889; 8.87083
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JOS
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/283,0009,843Asphalt
Sources: WAD [1] GCM [2]

Yakubu Gowon Airport( IATA : JOS, ICAO : DNJO), also known as Jos Airport, is an airport serving Jos, the capital of the Plateau State of Nigeria. It was named after Yakubu Gowon, the Nigerian head of state from 1966 to 1975.

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References

  1. "Airport information for DNJO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for JOS at Great Circle Mapper.