AirportsGeneral Tunde Idiagbon International Airport is a large airport serving Ilorin/Ogbomosho, in Kwara State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ILR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ILR
- ICAO code
- DNIL
- City
- Ilorin/Ogbomosho
- State or region
- Kwara State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 8.4402° N, 4.4939° E
- Elevation
- 343 m (1,126 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,169 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ILR means General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNIL. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.4402° N, 4.4939° E. It stands 343 metres (1,126 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
General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,169 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,100 m 10,169 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ibadan AirportIbadan | IBA | 133 km |
| Akure AirportAkure | AKR | 160 km |
| Murtala Muhammed International AirportLagos | LOS | 244 km |
| Benin AirportBenin | BNI | 266 km |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAbuja | ABV | 311 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,865 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,438 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,689 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,806 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,410 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,380 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,030 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,246 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,583 km | 19 h 15 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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