ABV · Abuja, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
--:--:-- · WAT (UTC+01:00) · 9.0068° N, 7.2632° E
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
International airport serving Abuja, Nigeria
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ABV
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2104; ident DNAA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
faannigeria.org
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ABV / DNAA
OurAirports ident
DNAA
GPS / local code
DNAA
ISO region
NG-FC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
faannigeria.org
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q525030
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WAT · UTC+01:00
Time zone
WAT
Africa/Lagos · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
26 km
Approximate distance to central Abuja.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Abuja
Languages
English
Currency
NGN (₦)
Country area
923,768 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,842 ft / 3,609 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q525030
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Abuja, Nigeria. Abuja's built-up core sits roughly 26 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00, WAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV / DNAA) is at 9.0068° N, 7.2632° E, elevation 1,123 ft (342 m), serving Abuja, Nigeria.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Abuja is in Nigeria (capital Abuja); on Africa/Lagos (WAT, UTC+01:00); working languages: English; currency: NGN (₦).
Distance from central Abuja: 26 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ABV.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV / DNAA)
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · International airport serving Abuja, Nigeria
Source identifiers
DNAA · DNAA · NG-FC
faannigeria.org · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city and was named after Nigeria's first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996).
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ABV; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Kuje
kuje · 15 km from ABV
Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · +0h · population 97,367 · city coordinates 8.8795, 7.2276
2. Suleja
suleja · 21 km from ABV
Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · +0h · population 162,135 · city coordinates 9.1806, 7.1794
3. Abuja
abuja · 26 km from ABV
Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · +0h · population 2,690,000 · city coordinates 9.0579, 7.4951
4. Keffi
keffi · 69 km from ABV
Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · +0h · population 85,911 · city coordinates 8.8465, 7.8735
5. Nasarawa
nasarawa · 71 km from ABV
Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · +0h · population 30,949 · city coordinates 8.5389, 7.7082
6. Lapai
lapai · 76 km from ABV
Nigeria · Africa/Lagos · +0h · population 16,442 · city coordinates 9.0444, 6.5709
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. KAN DNKN
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · Kano
365 km from ABV · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 1,562 ft (476 m) · airport coordinates 12.0456, 8.5236
2. PHC DNPO
Port Harcourt International Airport · Port Harcourt
445 km from ABV · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 87 ft (27 m) · airport coordinates 5.0155, 6.9496
3. LOS DNMM
Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Lagos
511 km from ABV · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 135 ft (41 m) · airport coordinates 6.5774, 3.3212
Route-time reference set
1. ABV-KAN
Kano · 365 km · 1h 18m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from ABV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ABV-PHC
Port Harcourt · 445 km · 1h 24m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from ABV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ABV-LOS
Lagos · 511 km · 1h 29m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from ABV; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,842 ft / 3,609 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ABV.
Runway identifiers
04/22
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. KAN DNKN
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · Kano · 365 km from ABV
large airport · Africa/Lagos · nigeria · 1,562 ft (476 m) · 12.0456, 8.5236
2. PHC DNPO
Port Harcourt International Airport · Port Harcourt · 445 km from ABV
large airport · Africa/Lagos · nigeria · 87 ft (27 m) · 5.0155, 6.9496
3. LOS DNMM
Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Lagos · 511 km from ABV
large airport · Africa/Lagos · nigeria · 135 ft (41 m) · 6.5774, 3.3212
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is approximately 20 km (12 mi) southwest of the city centre, and has an international and a domestic terminal that share its single runway.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ABV.
Country and authority
ABV sits in Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria), whose capital is Abuja. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Western Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: NGN (₦). ABV is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Abuja, Nigeria. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the main airport serving the Nigerian capital city and was named after Nigeria's first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996).
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q525030 · Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Administrative area: Abuja. Named after: Abuja · Nnamdi Azikiwe. Entity official-site cross-check: abuja.airport-authority.com
Field and clock profile
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,123 ft (342 m), positioned at 9.0068° N, 7.2632° E in the Northern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,842 ft / 3,609 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Lagos (WAT, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Kuje is the closest retained city-time anchor at 15 km. KAN Kano is the closest retained airport alternative at 365 km.
Country airport peers
ABV is compared with KAN Kano at 365 km, PHC Port Harcourt at 445 km, LOS Lagos at 511 km inside the retained Nigeria airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ABV-KAN Kano: 365 km, about 1h 18m, +0h. ABV-PHC Port Harcourt: 445 km, about 1h 24m, +0h. ABV-LOS Lagos: 511 km, about 1h 29m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident DNAA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. faannigeria.org is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,842 ft / 3,609 m
Runway identifiers
04/22
OurAirports classifies ABV as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Abuja.
ABV (DNAA) is a low-elevation field at 1,123 ft (342 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ABV sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ABV's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,842 ft / 3,609 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for ABV is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- The airport is approximately 20 km (12 mi) southwest of the city centre, and has an international and a domestic terminal that share its single runway.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at faannigeria.org, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ABV
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ABV uses Africa/Lagos (WAT, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is about 26 km from central Abuja; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
KAN Kano is the closest retained alternate at 365 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
faannigeria.org is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ABV inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ABV ranks #1 in the curated Nigeria airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 4 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ABV shares Africa/Lagos with KAN Kano NG · LOS Lagos NG · PHC Port Harcourt NG. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ABV is 1,123 ft (342 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include PHX 1,135 ft (346 m) (12 ft delta) · CFE 1,090 ft (332 m) (33 ft delta) · HIJ 1,088 ft (332 m) (35 ft delta) · PEW 1,158 ft (353 m) (35 ft delta) · SBD 1,159 ft (353 m) (36 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ABV's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are KAN 365 km +0h · PHC 445 km +0h · LOS 511 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kano | KAN | 365 km | 1h 18m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Port Harcourt | PHC | 445 km | 1h 24m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Lagos | LOS | 511 km | 1h 29m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ABV to KAN
Kano
Distance 365 km; estimated travel window 1h 18m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from ABV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ABV to PHC
Port Harcourt
Distance 445 km; estimated travel window 1h 24m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from ABV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ABV to LOS
Lagos
Distance 511 km; estimated travel window 1h 29m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from ABV. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Abuja is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ABV, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Kuje
kuje · 15 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Suleja
suleja · 21 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Abuja
abuja · 26 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Keffi
keffi · 69 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nasarawa
nasarawa · 71 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lapai
lapai · 76 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Baro
baro · 102 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Minna
minna · 104 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kachia
kachia · 123 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Akwanga
akwanga · 126 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kafanchan
kafanchan · 130 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bida
bida · 138 km · Africa/Lagos
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Kano (KAN), Port Harcourt (PHC), Lagos (LOS). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,842 ft / 3,609 m; identifiers 04/22.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ABV. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKAN
Kano · large airport
- Distance
- 365 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,562 ft (476 m)
Compare against KAN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Port Harcourt International AirportPHC
Port Harcourt · large airport
- Distance
- 445 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 87 ft (27 m)
Compare against PHC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Murtala Muhammed International AirportLOS
Lagos · large airport
- Distance
- 511 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 135 ft (41 m)
Compare against LOS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) in?▾
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is in the Africa/Lagos timezone (UTC+01:00, WAT).
What are the codes for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport?▾
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport uses IATA code ABV and ICAO code DNAA.
Where is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport located?▾
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is located in Abuja, Nigeria at coordinates 9.0068° N, 7.2632° E, with an elevation of 1,123 ft (342 m) (low-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport from central Abuja?▾
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport sits roughly 26 km from the nearest mapped city center for Abuja.
Which route reference is most useful from ABV?▾
Kano (KAN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 18m, destination timezone Africa/Lagos, and a +0h difference from ABV.
What other airports in Nigeria are close peers to ABV?▾
ABV's curated peers in Nigeria on this site include KAN Kano, PHC Port Harcourt, LOS Lagos.
How many runways does Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport have?▾
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,842 ft / 3,609 m; identifiers include 04/22.