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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| Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
Yola Airport (IATA: YOL, ICAO: DNYO) is an airport located in Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria.
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 the Hajj pilgrimage.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aero Contractors | Abuja, Lagos |
| Air Peace | Abuja, Lagos |
| Arik Air | Abuja |
| Dornier Aviation Nigeria | Charter: Maiduguri[citation needed] |
| Max Air | Abuja, Kano, Lagos |
| ValueJet | Abuja |
Statistics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- Accident history for YOL at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Yola Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- SkyVector - Yola
