Yola Airport
Yola Airport | |||||
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| Summary | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Map | |||||
  YOL Location of Yola Airport in Nigeria | |||||
| Statistics (2015) | |||||
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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 Yola VOR-DME (Ident: YOL) is located 2.1 nautical miles (3.9 km) northwest of the airport.[4] The Yola non-directional beacon (Ident: YL) is located on the field.[5]
During 2007, this airport had 46,489 passengers movements, a decrease of 38.3% from previous year.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Peace | Abuja, Lagos |
| Arik Air | Abuja |
| Azman Air | Abuja, Maiduguri |
| Med-View Airline | Abuja, Lagos |
| Max Air | Jeddah |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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%
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| Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[6] 2014,[7] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[8] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[9]) | |||||||||||
See also
Nigeria portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Nigeria
- List of airports in Nigeria
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for YOL at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Yola
- ^ "Yola VOR-DME (YOL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "Yola NDB (YL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
- ^ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
- ^ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
- ^ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016
External links
- Accident history for YOL at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Yola
- OpenStreetMaps - Yola
- SkyVector - Yola
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