Nigeria boasts a network of 32 airports, playing a crucial role in connecting the country domestically and internationally. This list of airports in Nigeria is grouped by type and sorted by location.
In all Nigerian has a total of 30 airports which were either built by the Nigerian Airforce, Multinational oil companies who have offshore needs or privately owned. One of such is Murtala Mohammed Airport II owned by Bi-Courtney Aviation services. Others are the Akwa Ibom Airport alongside other airfields and airstrips in different parts of the country.
26 of the 30 airports in Nigeria are been administered by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Out of which five are International Airports where Immigrations and Customs stands can be found. These checks and more are put in place to ensure the passengers travelling between countries are compliant with immigration laws.
Twenty-Two (22) Local Airports are available for travel within Nigeria which only requires travellers to tender a valid means of identification. Customs and Immigration officers are not stationed here and the runways are usually shorter to their international counterparts.
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.
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Key International Airports in Nigeria
Five functional international airports serve as major gateways into and out of Nigeria:
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS): Located in Lagos, it is the primary international airport serving Lagos and its surrounding metropolitan area.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): Situated in Abuja, it is the primary international airport serving Abuja and its surrounding metropolitan area.
- Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN): Located in Kano, it is the primary international airport serving Kano and its surrounding metropolitan area.
- Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO): Located in Akwa Ibom State.
- Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO): Located in Sokoto.
Other Notable Airports
Besides the major international airports, several other airports facilitate domestic air travel and serve specific regional needs:
- Ilorin International Airport (ILR): Located in Ilorin.
- Port Harcourt City Airport (PHG): Located in Port Harcourt.
- Benin Airport (BNI): Located in Benin City.
- Warri Airport (Osubi Airport) (QRW): Located in Warri.
- Makurdi Airport (MDI): Located in Makurdi.
IATA Codes for Nigerian Airports
Here's a list of IATA codes for some of the airports in Nigeria:
- ABV - Abuja in Nigeria
- BNI - Benin in Nigeria
- KAD - Kaduna in Nigeria
- KAN - Kano in Nigeria
- LOS - Lagos in Nigeria
- MDI - Makurdi in Nigeria
- MIU - Maiduguri in Nigeria
- MXJ - Minna in Nigeria
- PHC - Port Harcourt in Nigeria
- QRW - Warri in Nigeria
- SKO - Sokoto in Nigeria
- YOL - Yola in Nigeria
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