# Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV / DNAA) **Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport** (IATA: ABV, ICAO: DNAA) is a large airport in Abuja, Abuja Capital Territory, Nigeria. It has one runway, 3,609 m (11,842 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 5.0 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ABV / DNAA - Type: Large airport - Serves: Abuja, Abuja Capital Territory, Nigeria - Elevation: 342 m / 1,123 ft - Coordinates: 9.0068, 7.2632 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,609 m / 11,842 ft - Passengers: 5,029,843 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos - Website: http://abuja.airport-authority.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnamdi_Azikiwe_International_Airport (27 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525030 - Weather station: DNAA - Ident: DNAA ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04/22 | 3,609 m / 11,842 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 035° / 215° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 4,211,560 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 3,523,393 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 4,295,521 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 4,230,090 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 3,560,622 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 5,554,302 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 3,880,283 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 5,323,905 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 5,029,843 | Wikidata | ## Routes 14 destinations in 13 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [IBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnib.md) Ibadan Airport · Nigeria · 405 km / 252 mi · Air Peace - [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 734 km / 456 mi · Asky Airlines - [NIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/drrn.md) Diori Hamani International Airport · Niger · 745 km / 463 mi · Air Peace - [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 2,961 km / 1,840 mi · Uganda Airlines - [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 3,106 km / 1,930 mi · Air Algérie - [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 3,107 km / 1,931 mi · Royal Air Maroc - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,434 km / 2,134 mi · EgyptAir - [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,462 km / 2,151 mi · Ethiopian Airlines - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 4,162 km / 2,586 mi · Turkish Airlines - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,470 km / 2,778 mi · Air France - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 4,735 km / 2,942 mi · Air Peace - [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,774 km / 2,966 mi · Air Peace - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,018 km / 3,118 mi · Qatar Airways - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,387 km / 3,347 mi · Emirates ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ABV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (3) - W3 [Arik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arik-air) - IS [IRS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/irs-airlines) - OF [Overland Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/overland-airways) ### Passenger (11) - P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 4 - AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1 - AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 - KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 1 - MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1 - EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1 - ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 - UR [Uganda Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uganda-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 5.0M (2022) | #338 of 3,974 | #16 in Africa | #2 in NG | | Longest runway | 3,609 m / 11,842 ft | #372 of 29,858 | #42 in Africa | #3 in NG | | Elevation | 342 m / 1,123 ft | =15,944 of 43,403 | #2,232 in Africa | #16 in NG | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 127.900 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.050 | | TWR | TWR | 118.600 | | GND | | 121.900 | ## Nearby airports - [DN50](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dn50.md) Shiroro Airport · 109 km / 68 mi - [MXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmn.md) Minna Airport · 113 km / 70 mi - [DNBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnbi.md) Bida Airport · 138 km / 85 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nnamdi_Azikiwe_International_Airport&oldid=1369045266), revision of 12 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa/data