AirportsAkwa Ibom International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Uyo, in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is QUO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- QUO
- ICAO code
- DNAI
- City
- Uyo
- State or region
- Akwa Ibom State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.8725° N, 8.0930° E
- Elevation
- 52 m (170 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, QUO means Akwa Ibom International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNAI. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.8725° N, 8.0930° E. It stands 52 metres (170 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
Akwa Ibom International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Ekpo International AirportCalabar | CBQ | 30 km |
| Sam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri | QOW | 116 km |
| Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt | PHG | 119 km |
| Port Harcourt International AirportPort Harcourt | PHC | 128 km |
| Malabo International AirportMalabo, Equatorial Guinea | SSG | 142 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,701 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,182 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,519 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,242 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,969 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,940 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,648 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,269 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,022 km | 18 h 35 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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