AirportsMakurdi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Makurdi, in Benue State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDI
- ICAO code
- DNMK
- City
- Makurdi
- State or region
- Benue State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.7039° N, 8.6139° E
- Elevation
- 113 m (371 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,996 m (9,830 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDI means Makurdi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNMK. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.7039° N, 8.6139° E. It stands 113 metres (371 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
Makurdi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,996 metres (9,830 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,996 m 9,830 ft | 50 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Akanu Ibiam International AirportEnegu | ENU | 180 km |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAbuja | ABV | 208 km |
| Yakubu Gowon AirportJos | JOS | 217 km |
| Asaba International AirportAsaba | ABB | 272 km |
| Sam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri | QOW | 297 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,501 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,029 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,319 km | 6 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,937 km | 6 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,810 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,770 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,580 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,002 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,199 km | 18 h 50 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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