List of airports in Nigeria

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

Map of Nigeria

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 name
International airports[1]
Abuja Federal Capital Territory DNAA ABV Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Anambra Anambra DNAN ANA Anambra International Cargo Airport
Enugu Enugu DNEN ENU Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Ilorin Kwara DNIL ILR Ilorin International Airport
Kaduna Kaduna DNKA KAD Kaduna International Airport
Kano Kano DNKN KAN Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Lagos Lagos DNMM LOS Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Port Harcourt Rivers DNPO PHC Port Harcourt International Airport
Sokoto Sokoto DNSO SKO Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
Major domestic airports[2]
Asaba Delta DNAS ABB Asaba International Airport
Bauchi Bauchi DNBC BCU Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport (Bauchi State Airport)
Benin Edo DNBE BNI Benin Airport
Calabar Cross River DNCA CBQ Margaret Ekpo International Airport
Ibadan Oyo DNIB IBA Ibadan Airport
Jos Plateau DNJO JOS Yakubu Gowon Airport
Maiduguri Borno DNMA MIU Maiduguri International Airport
Owerri Imo DNIM QOW Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMICA)
Uyo Akwa Ibom DNAI QUO Akwa Ibom Airport (Victor Attah Int'l)
Yola Adamawa DNYO YOL Yola Airport
Other domestic airports[3]
Akure Ondo DNAK AKR Akure Airport
Gombe Gombe DNGO GMO Gombe Lawanti International Airport (Sani Abacha Int'l.)
Birnin Kebbi Kebbi DNBK Kebbi International Airport (Sir Ahmadu Bello Int'l.)
Dutse Jigawa DNDS[4] Dutse International Airport[5]
Jalingo Taraba DNJA Jalingo Airport (Danbaba Danfulani Suntai Airport)
Katsina Katsina DNKT DKA Katsina Airport
Makurdi Benue DNMK MDI Makurdi Airport
Minna Niger DNMN MXJ Minna Airport
Warri Delta DNSU QRW Warri Airport (Osubi Airstrip)
Yenagoa Bayelsa Bayelsa International Airport
Zaria Kaduna DNZA ZAR Zaria Airport
Airstrips
Ajaokuta Kogi DN51 Ajaokuta Airstrip
Azare Bauchi Azare Airstrip
Bacita Kwara Bacita Airstrip
Bajoga Gombe DN54 Bajoga Northeast Airport
Bebi Cross River Bebi Airstrip
Bida Niger DNBI Bida Airstrip
Eket Akwa Ibom DNEK/DN55 Eket Airstrip
Escravos Delta DN56 Escravos Airstrip
Gusau Zamfara DNGU QUS Gusau Airstrip
Nguru Yobe Nguru Airstrip
Potiskum Yobe Potiskum Airstrip
Shiroro Niger DN50 Shiroro Airstrip
Tuga Kebbi Tuga Airstrip
Military airports
Katsina Katsina DN57 Katsina Air Force Base
Makurdi Benue DNMK MDI Makurdi Air Force Base
Port Harcourt Rivers PHG Port Harcourt NAF Base
Kaduna Kaduna DN53 Kaduna Air Force Base

See also

References
Nigerian government
Other
  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
  • "UN Location Codes: Nigeria". UN/LOCODE 2009-2. UNECE. 2010-02-08. - includes IATA codes
  • Airports in Nigeria. World Aero Data.
  • Airports in Nigeria. Great Circle Mapper.
  • Airports in Nigeria. The Airport Guide.

Footnotes
  1. "International Airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. "Major domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  3. "Other domestic airports". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. skyvector.com/airport/DNDS/Dutse-Airport
  5. "President Commissions Dutse International". Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria.


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