Yola Airport
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Yola International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
Serves | Yola, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Location | Jimeta | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 599 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°15′27″N 012°25′49″E / 9.25750°N 12.43028°E | ||||||||||
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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 the Hajj. In 2007, the airport had 46,489 passengers movements, a decrease of 38.3% from previous year.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Peace | Abuja, Lagos |
Aero Contractors | Abuja, Lagos |
Arik Air | Abuja |
Azman Air | Abuja, Maiduguri |
Dornier Aviation Nigeria | Charter: Maiduguri |
Med-View Airline | Abuja, Lagos |
Max Air | Abuja, Lagos, Kano |
Statistics
These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.
Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Passengers | 70,466 | 64,324 | 46,489 | 26,379 | 108,677 | 118,623 | 92,640 | 110,493 | 135,214 | 156,611 | 158,896 |
Growth (%) | 27.59% | 8.72% | 27.73% | 43.26% | 311.98% | 9.15% | 21.90% | 19.27% | 22.37% | 15.82% | 1.46% |
Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[4] 2014,[5] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[6] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[7]) |
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