AirportsSadiq Abubakar III International Airport is a large airport serving Sokoto, in Sokoto State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SKO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SKO
- ICAO code
- DNSO
- City
- Sokoto
- State or region
- Sokoto State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.9157° N, 5.2075° E
- Elevation
- 308 m (1,010 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,844 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SKO means Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNSO. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.9157° N, 5.2075° E. It stands 308 metres (1,010 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
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,844 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 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,000 m 9,844 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Umaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina | DKA | 266 km |
| Diori Hamani International AirportNiamey, Niger | NIM | 333 km |
| Kaduna International AirportKaduna | KAD | 337 km |
| Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano | KAN | 373 km |
| Zinder AirportZinder, Niger | ZND | 420 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,572 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,224 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,415 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,317 km | 5 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,154 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,102 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,925 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,816 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,862 km | 19 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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