Yola International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yola, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Jimeta | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 612 ft / 187 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°15′27″N12°25′49″E / 9.25750°N 12.43028°E | ||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD [1] GCM [2] | |||||||||||
Yola Airport( IATA : YOL, ICAO : DNYO) is an airport located in Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria.
The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during the Hajj pilgrimage.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Contractors | Abuja, Lagos |
| Air Peace | Abuja, Lagos |
| Arik Air | Abuja |
| Dornier Aviation Nigeria | Charter: Maiduguri [ citation needed ] |
| Max Air | Abuja, Kano, Lagos |
| ValueJet | Abuja |
These data show the number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Passengers | 70,466 | 64,324 | 46,489 | 26,379 | 108,677 | 118,623 | 92,640 | 110,493 | 135,214 | 156,611 | 158,896 |
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| Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013, [3] 2014, [4] Q3-Q4 of 2015, [5] and Q1-Q2 of 2016, [6] ) | |||||||||||