Domestic and International Airports in Nigeria
There are 32 Airports in Nigeria with 26 of the airport operated by FAAN. Nigeria has Eight (8) International airports, a state owned airport located in Akwa Ibom, Twenty One (22) domestic airports, and several air strips. In addition it has one airport under construction in Ebonyi State.
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria is a government agency established to manage airport operations in Nigeria. Here is a list of airports in Nigeria;
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City served |
State |
Airport name |
International Airport in Nigeriar |
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Abuja |
Federal Capital Territory |
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
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Enugu |
Enugu |
Akanu Ibiam International Airport |
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Ilorin |
Kwara |
Ilorin International Airport |
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Kaduna |
Kaduna |
Kaduna International Airport |
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Kano |
Kano |
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport |
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Lagos |
Lagos |
Murtala Muhammed International Airport |
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Port Harcourt |
Rivers |
Port Harcourt International Airport |
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Sokoto |
Sokoto |
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport |
Major domestic airports in Nigeria |
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Asaba |
Delta |
Asaba International Airport |
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Bauchi |
Bauchi |
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Airport |
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Benin |
Edo |
Benin Airport |
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Calabar |
Cross River |
Margaret Ekpo International Airport |
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Ibadan |
Oyo |
Ibadan Airport |
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Jos |
Plateau |
Yakubu Gowon Airport |
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Maiduguri |
Borno |
Maiduguri International Airport |
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Owerri |
Imo |
Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport(SMICA) |
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Uyo |
Akwa Ibom |
Akwa Ibom International Airport |
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Yola |
Adamawa |
Yola Airport |
Other domestic airports in Nigeria |
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Akure |
Ondo |
Akure Airport |
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Bauchi |
Bauchi |
Bauchi State Airport |
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Gombe |
Gombe |
Gombe Lawanti International Airport |
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Birnin Kebbi |
Kebbi |
Kebbi International Airport |
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Dutse |
Jigawa |
Dutse International Airport |
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Jalingo |
Taraba |
Jalingo Airport |
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Katsina |
Katsina |
Katsina Airport |
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Makur |
Benue |
Makurdi Airport |
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Minna |
Niger |
Minna Airport |
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Umueri |
Anambra |
Anambra International Cargo Airport , Umueri |
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Warri |
Delta |
Warri Airport |
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Yenagoa |
Bayelsa |
Bayelsa International Airport |
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Zaria |
Kaduna |
Zaria Airport |
Airstrips in Nigeria |
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Ajaokuta |
Kogi |
Ajaokuta Airstrip |
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Azare |
Bauchi |
Azare Airstrip |
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Bacita |
Kwara |
Bacita Airstrip |
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Bajoga |
Gombe |
Bajoga Northeast Airport |
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Bebi |
Cross River |
Bebi Airstrip |
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Bida |
Niger |
Bida Airstrip |
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Eket |
Akwa Ibom |
Eket Airstrip |
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Escravos |
Delta |
Escravos Airstrip |
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Gusau |
Zamfara |
Gusau Airstrip |
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Nguru |
Yobe |
Nguru Airstrip |
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Potiskum |
Yobe |
Potiskum Airstrip |
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Shiroro |
Niger |
Shiroro Airstrip |
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Tuga |
Kebbi |
Tuga Airstrip |
Military airports in Nigeria |
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Katsina |
Katsina |
Katsina Air Force Base |
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Makurdi |
Benue |
Makurdi Air Force Base |
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Port Harcourt |
Rivers |
Port Harcourt NAF Base |
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Kaduna |
Kaduna |
Kaduna Air Force Bas |
Airport Under Construction in Nigeria |
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Abakaliki |
Ebonyi |
Ebonyi State International Airport |
