Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesAbuja
Hub for
Elevation AMSL1,123 ft / 342 m
Coordinates9°00′24″N 7°15′47″E / 9.00667°N 7.26306°E / 9.00667; 7.26306
Websiteterminalofairport.com/air-france/air-france-abv-terminal/
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ABV is located in Nigeria
ABV
ABV
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,610 11,844 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers5,323,905 (2021)
Sources: NBS[1] WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport IATA: ABV, ICAO: DNAA) is an international airport serving Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. It is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city and was named after Nigeria's first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996). The airport is approximately 20 km (12 mi) southwest of the city centre, and has an international and a domestic terminal that share its single runway.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NBS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Airport information for DNAA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for ABV at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ Eze, Chinedu (17 June 2022). "Construction of Second Runway at Abuja Airport". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 21 June 2022.