# Maiduguri International Airport (MIU / DNMA)

**Maiduguri International Airport** (IATA: MIU, ICAO: DNMA) is a large airport in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. It has one runway, 3,001 m (9,846 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 213 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MIU / DNMA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
- Elevation: 335 m / 1,099 ft
- Coordinates: 11.8542, 13.0807
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,001 m / 9,846 ft
- Passengers: 213,458 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
- Website: http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=14
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiduguri_International_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497345
- Weather station: DNMA
- Ident: DNMA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,001 m / 9,846 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 047° / 227° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 49,957 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 121,931 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 150,265 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 149,130 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 213,458 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [YOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnyo.md) Yola Airport · Nigeria · 297 km / 185 mi · Azman Air
- [KAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnkn.md) Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · Nigeria · 496 km / 308 mi · Azman Air
- [KAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnka.md) Kaduna International Airport · Nigeria · 641 km / 398 mi · Azman Air
- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 711 km / 442 mi · Azman Air, Max Air
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Azman Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- ZQ [Azman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azman-air) · 5
- NR [Max Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/max-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 213K (2021) | #1,511 of 3,974 | #99 in Africa | #7 in NG |
| Longest runway | 3,001 m / 9,846 ft | =1,179 of 29,858 | #180 in Africa | #13 in NG |
| Elevation | 335 m / 1,099 ft | =16,259 of 43,403 | =2,247 in Africa | #18 in NG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 123.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [DMDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dmdm.md) Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport · 139 km / 86 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: “Maiduguri International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maiduguri_International_Airport&oldid=1368596288), revision of 10 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/dnma/data