AirportsYola Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yola, in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YOL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YOL
- ICAO code
- DNYO
- City
- Yola
- State or region
- Adamawa State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.2576° N, 12.4304° E
- Elevation
- 183 m (599 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,999 m (9,840 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YOL means Yola Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNYO. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.2576° N, 12.4304° E. It stands 183 metres (599 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
Yola Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,999 metres (9,840 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,999 m 9,840 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Garoua International AirportGaroua, Cameroon | GOU | 104 km |
| Gombe Lawanti International AirportGombe | GMO | 204 km |
| Salak AirportMaroua, Cameroon | MVR | 240 km |
| N'Gaoundéré AirportN'Gaoundéré, Cameroon | NGE | 245 km |
| Maiduguri International AirportMaiduguri | MIU | 297 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,049 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,577 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,867 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,839 km | 6 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,021 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,950 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,155 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,586 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,996 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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