# Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO / DNSO)

**Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport** (IATA: SKO, ICAO: DNSO) is a large airport in Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria. It has one runway, 3,001 m (9,844 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. In 2021 it handled 138 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SKO / DNSO
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
- Serves: Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria
- Elevation: 308 m / 1,010 ft
- Coordinates: 12.9157, 5.2075
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,001 m / 9,844 ft
- Passengers: 138,024 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
- Website: http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=13
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Abubakar_III_International_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922675
- Weather station: DNSO · WMO 65010
- Ident: DNSO

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,001 m / 9,844 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 077° / 257° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 89,156 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 97,224 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 82,453 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 108,693 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 156,134 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 138,024 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 138K (2021) | #1,697 of 3,974 | #112 in Africa | #11 in NG |
| Longest runway | 3,001 m / 9,844 ft | =1,189 of 29,858 | =183 in Africa | #15 in NG |
| Elevation | 308 m / 1,010 ft | =17,466 of 43,403 | =2,317 in Africa | #19 in NG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | SOKOTO TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [DNBK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ng-0005.md) Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [DRRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/drrc.md) Dogondoutchi 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)
- [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/dnso/data