# Akure Airport (AKR / DNAK)

**Akure Airport** (IATA: AKR, ICAO: DNAK) is a medium airport in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. It opened in 1986. It has one runway, 2,803 m (9,195 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aliwal North Airport. In 2017 it handled 26 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnak

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKR / DNAK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aliwal North Airport
- Owner: Ondo
- Serves: Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
- Opened: 1986
- Elevation: 335 m / 1,100 ft
- Coordinates: 7.2467, 5.3010
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,803 m / 9,195 ft
- Passengers: 26,384 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
- Website: http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=21
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akure_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4701971
- Weather station: DNAK · WMO 65232
- Ident: DNAK

## Timeline

- 1986: Akure Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,803 m / 9,195 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 024° / 204° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 4,309 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 9,873 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 26,384 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 231 km / 144 mi · Air Peace
- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 291 km / 181 mi · Air Peace, Overland Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AKR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 2
- OF [Overland Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/overland-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 26K (2017) | #2,337 of 3,974 | #156 in Africa | #17 in NG |
| Longest runway | 2,803 m / 9,195 ft | #1,610 of 29,858 | #262 in Africa | #21 in NG |
| Elevation | 335 m / 1,100 ft | =16,179 of 43,403 | =2,244 in Africa | #17 in NG |
| Age | Opened 1986 | =9,000 of 15,079 | #102 in Africa | #4 in NG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [DNOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnos.md) Oshogbo Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [BNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnbe.md) Benin Airport · 109 km / 67 mi
- [DN51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dn51.md) Ajaokuta Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [IBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnib.md) Ibadan Airport · 146 km / 91 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: “Akure Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akure_Airport&oldid=1366993445), revision of 31 Jul 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/dnak/data