AirportsMaiduguri International Airport is a large airport serving Maiduguri, in Borno State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MIU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MIU
- ICAO code
- DNMA
- City
- Maiduguri
- State or region
- Borno State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.8542° N, 13.0807° E
- Elevation
- 335 m (1,099 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,001 m (9,846 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MIU means Maiduguri International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNMA. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.8542° N, 13.0807° E. It stands 335 metres (1,099 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
Maiduguri International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,001 metres (9,846 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,001 m 9,846 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salak AirportMaroua, Cameroon | MVR | 202 km |
| N'Djamena International AirportN'Djamena, Chad | NDJ | 215 km |
| Garoua International AirportGaroua, Cameroon | GOU | 282 km |
| Gombe Lawanti International AirportGombe | GMO | 294 km |
| Yola AirportYola | YOL | 297 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,855 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,429 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,677 km | 6 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,572 km | 6 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,890 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,791 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,076 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,330 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,119 km | 18 h 45 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.
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