AirportsAkure Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Akure, in Ondo State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKR
- ICAO code
- DNAK
- City
- Akure
- State or region
- Ondo State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.2467° N, 5.3010° E
- Elevation
- 335 m (1,100 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,803 m (9,195 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKR means Akure Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNAK. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.2467° N, 5.3010° E. It stands 335 metres (1,100 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
Akure Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,803 metres (9,195 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,803 m 9,195 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Benin AirportBenin | BNI | 109 km |
| Ibadan AirportIbadan | IBA | 146 km |
| General Tunde Idiagbon International AirportIlorin/Ogbomosho | ILR | 160 km |
| Asaba International AirportAsaba | ABB | 190 km |
| Warri AirportOkpe | QRW | 192 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,848 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,393 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,668 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,946 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,563 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,534 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,947 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,286 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,427 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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