Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport DNAA / ABV
Nigeria's capital airport, 40 minutes from the Central Business District and Maitama, with a general-aviation terminal, 24-hour CIQ and a second runway under construction. Government and oil-sector VIP traffic dominates; permits and handling must be pre-arranged.
11,810 ft
Longest runway
40 min
Drive to Abuja
2
FBOs / handlers
1,123 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 35 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.faan.gov.ng
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Quits Aviation Services Abuja
- Skyjet Aviation Services
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (11,810 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Sm105 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons