AirportsNnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is a large airport serving Abuja, in Abuja Capital Territory, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ABV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ABV
- ICAO code
- DNAA
- City
- Abuja
- State or region
- Abuja Capital Territory
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.0068° N, 7.2632° E
- Elevation
- 342 m (1,123 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,609 m (11,842 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ABV means Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNAA. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.0068° N, 7.2632° E. It stands 342 metres (1,123 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,609 metres (11,842 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,609 m 11,842 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kaduna International AirportKaduna | KAD | 188 km |
| Yakubu Gowon AirportJos | JOS | 190 km |
| Makurdi AirportMakurdi | MDI | 208 km |
| Akanu Ibiam International AirportEnegu | ENU | 284 km |
| Akure AirportAkure | AKR | 291 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,566 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,128 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,387 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,774 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,603 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,563 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,723 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,996 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,406 km | 19 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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