Abuja Airport (ABV)

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Country Nigeria | Continent Africa | IATA: ABV | ICAO: DNAA | Elevation 1123 ft · 342 m | Local time

Destinations
32
Flights / day
57
Busiest route
Lagos
Top airline
Air Peace

Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport averages 57 flights per day to 32 destinations, with 15 domestic routes and 13 international routes. A total of 18 airlines operate at ABV, led by Air Peace. This airport provides direct service to 14 countries across two continents, with United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe connects to Doha, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 55 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport connects 28 destinations worldwide, with Lagos standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Doha, and the shortest flight is to Enegu.

Lagos (LOS) – Nigeria
5 airlines
1 hr 55 mins
318 mi · 511 km
15
per day
Kano (KAN) – Nigeria
5 airlines
1 hr 25 mins
227 mi · 365 km
5
per day
Port Harcourt (PHC) – Nigeria
5 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
277 mi · 445 km
4
per day
Sokoto (SKO) – Nigeria
3 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
304 mi · 489 km
3
per day
Yola (YOL) – Nigeria
4 airlines
ABV → YOL
3
per day
Maiduguri (MIU) – Nigeria
3 airlines
ABV → MIU
2
per day
London (LHR) – United Kingdom
2 airlines
6 hr 50 mins
2,967 mi · 4,774 km
2
per day
Addis Ababa (ADD) – Ethiopia
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,151 mi · 3,462 km
2
per day
Asaba (ABB) – Nigeria
2 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
198 mi · 319 km
2
per day
Gombe (GMO) – Nigeria
3 airlines
ABV → GMO
2
per day
Lomé (LFW) – Togo
2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
456 mi · 734 km
2
per day
Benin (BNI) – Nigeria
2 airlines
1 hr 35 mins
218 mi · 351 km
1
per day
Accra (ACC) – Ghana
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
561 mi · 902 km
1
per day
Enegu (ENU) – Nigeria
1 airline
1 hr 20 mins
176 mi · 284 km
1
per day
Ibadan (IBA) – Nigeria
1 airline
ABV → IBA
1
per day
Ilorin (ILR) – Nigeria
1 airline
1 hr 40 mins
193 mi · 311 km
1
per day
Owerri (QOW) – Nigeria
1 airline
ABV → QOW
1
per day
Cairo (CAI) – Egypt
1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
2,134 mi · 3,435 km
1
per day
Casablanca (CMN) – Morocco
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,931 mi · 3,107 km
5
per week
Doha (DOH) – Qatar
1 airline
6 hr 55 mins
3,118 mi · 5,018 km
5
per week
Douala (DLA) – Cameroon
2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
384 mi · 619 km
5
per week
Frankfurt-am-Main (FRA) – Germany
1 airline
6 hr 35 mins
2,835 mi · 4,563 km
5
per week
Istanbul (IST) – Türkiye
1 airline
6 hr 0 mins
2,587 mi · 4,163 km
5
per week
Abidjan (ABJ) – Côte d'Ivoire
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
809 mi · 1,303 km
3
per week
Akure (AKR) – Nigeria
1 airline
ABV → AKR
3
per week
Calabar (CBQ) – Nigeria
1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
288 mi · 464 km
3
per week
N'Djamena (NDJ) – Chad
1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
570 mi · 918 km
3
per week
Algiers (ALG) – Algeria
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,930 mi · 3,105 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport is served by 18 airlines, with Air Peace in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 48% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of 13 airlines operate international routes, compared with eight airlines serving domestic routes. Qatar Airways is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Doha with a flight time of 6 hrs 55 mins.

Air Peace (13 routes)
Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Ltd (8 routes)
Real Tonga (8 routes)
Sky Prime Charter (5 routes)
Overland Airways (5 routes)
NEX Time Jet (3 routes)
Qatar Airways (3 routes)
Lufthansa (2 routes)
ASKY (2 routes)
Air Algerie (2 routes)
Air Cote D'Ivoire (2 routes)
British Airways (1 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
Africa World Airlines (1 routes)
EgyptAir (1 routes)
Royal Air Maroc (1 routes)
Turkish Airlines (1 routes)

Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport provides direct service to 14 countries across two continents. The route network is 54% domestic and 46% international. United Kingdom is the primary international destination.

Nigeria - 41/day
United Kingdom - 2/day
Ethiopia - 2/day
Togo - 2/day
Ghana - 1/day
Egypt - 1/day
Morocco - 1/day
Qatar - 1/day
Cameroon - 1/day
Germany - 1/day
Türkiye - 1/day
Côte d'Ivoire - 0/day
Chad - 0/day
Algeria - 0/day

Global Rankings

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Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,864 ft 3,616 m 147 ft 45 m Asphalt
11,864 ft 3,616 m 147 ft 45 m Asphalt

Runway Length

Runways at Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

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