People who wants to know about airports in Nigeria do ask, how many international airports are in Nigeria ? How many local airports are in Nigeria ? where are their location? who owns them?… and all questions of that sort.
In this post, I will be dropping a hit record of a list of international airports in Nigeria and in total, the list of airports in Nigeria.
International airports in Nigeria and their locations and the names of airports in Nigeria in total can be found in the this comprehensive list of Nigerian airports.
First all, you have to know that there are about 47 airports in Nigeria currently because the question ” how many airports are in Nigeria ?” have always been on the search space.
Nigeria has about 47 airports but only few of them are popular and broadly heard of in Nigeria.
This list of airports in Nigeria will help you get to know those airports in Nigeria you are yet to her of.
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Below is the List of Airports In Nigeria, both Local and International
| City served | State | ICAO | IATA | Airport name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International airports | ||||
| Abuja | FCT | DNAA | ABV | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
| Dutse | Jigawa | DNDS | Dutse International Airport | |
| Enugu | Enugu | DNEN | ENU | Akanu Ibiam 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 | DNAA | SKO | Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport |
| Calabar | Cross River | DNCA | CBQ | Margaret Ekpo International Airport |
| Asaba | Delta | DNAS | ABB | Asaba International Airport |
| Uyo | Akwa Ibom | DNAI | QUO | Akwa Ibom International Airport |
| Major domestic airports | ||||
| Bauchi | Bauchi | DNBC | BCU | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport |
| Jos | Plateau | DNJO | JOS | Yakubu Gowon Airport |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | DNKA | KAD | Kaduna Airport |
| Maiduguri | Borno | DNMA | MIU | Maiduguri International Airport |
| Yola | Adamawa | DNYO | YOL | Yola Airport |
| Ibadan | Oyo | DNIB | IBA | Ibadan Airport |
| Other domestic airports | ||||
| Akure | Ondo | DNAK | AKR | Akure Airport |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | DNBA | Bauchi Airport | |
| Benin | Edo | DNBE | BNI | Benin Airport |
| Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi | DNBK | Kebbi International Airport | |
| Ilorin | Kwara | DNIL | ILR | Ilorin Airport |
| Jalingo | Taraba | DNJA | Jalingo Airport | |
| Katsina | Katsina | DNKT | DKA | Katsina Airport |
| Makurdi | Benue | DNMK | MDI | Makurdi Airport |
| Minna | Niger | DNMN | MXJ | Minna Airport |
| Owerri | Imo | DNIM | QOW | Sam Mbakwe Airport |
| Warri | Delta | DNSU | QRW | Warri Airport |
| Zaria | Kaduna | DNZA | ZAR | Zaria Airport |
| Other airports not owned/managed by FAAN | ||||
| Uyo | Akwa Ibom | DNAI | QUO | Akwa Ibom Airport |
| Airstrips | ||||
| Ajaokuta | Kogi | 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 | Eket Airstrip | |
| Escravos | Delta | Escravos Airstrip | ||
| Gusau | Zamfara | DNGU | QUS | Gusau Airstrip |
| Nguru | Yobe | Nguru Airstrip | ||
| Potiskum | Yobe | Potiskum Airstrip | ||
| Shiroro | Niger | Shiroro Airstrip | ||
| Tuga | Kebbi | Tuga Airstrip | ||
| Military airports | ||||
| Makurdi | Benue | DNMK | MDI | Makurdi Air Force Base |
| Port Harcourt | Rivers | PHG | Port Harcourt NAF Base | |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | Kaduna Air Force Base | ||
The above list of international and local airports in Nigeria will be a guide for those looking for how to get their way round Nigeria through air.
We’d see at the next one