Yola Airport
Yola International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yola, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Jimeta | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 612 ft / 187 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°15′27″N 12°25′49″E / 9.25750°N 12.43028°E | ||||||||||
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  YOL Location of airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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Yola Airport (IATA: YOL, ICAO: DNYO) is an airport serving Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Yola.
The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during pilgrimage (Hajj).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aero Contractors | Abuja, Lagos |
| Air Peace | Abuja, Lagos |
| Arik Air | Abuja |
| Dornier Aviation Nigeria | Charter: Maiduguri |
| Max Air | Abuja, Kano, Lagos |
| ValueJet | Abuja |
Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at YOL airport.
See Wikidata query.
These data show the number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Passengers | 70,466 | 64,324 | 46,489 | 26,379 | 108,677 | 118,623 | 92,640 | 110,493 | 135,214 | 156,611 | 158,896 |
| Growth (%) |  27.59% |
 8.72% |
27.73% |
43.26% |
311.98% |
9.15% |
21.90% |
19.27% |
22.37% |
15.82% |
1.46%
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| Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[3] 2014,[4] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[5] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[6]) | |||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Airport information for DNYO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for YOL at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
- ^ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
- ^ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
- ^ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016
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