Yola Airport

Yola International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesYola, Nigeria
LocationJimeta
Elevation AMSL612 ft / 187 m
Coordinates09°15′27″N 12°25′49″E / 9.25750°N 12.43028°E / 9.25750; 12.43028
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YOL is located in Nigeria
YOL
YOL
Location of airport in Nigeria
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers158,896
Passenger change 14–15Increase1.5%
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2]

Yola Airport (IATA: YOL, ICAO: DNYO) is an airport serving Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Yola.

The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during pilgrimage (Hajj).

  1. ^ "Airport information for DNYO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for YOL at Great Circle Mapper.