Yola Airport

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.

Yola International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesYola, Nigeria
LocationJimeta
Elevation AMSL612 ft / 187 m
Coordinates09°15′27″N 12°25′49″E
Map
YOL
Location of airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers158,896
Passenger change 14–151.5%
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Yola VOR-DME (Ident: YOL) is located 2.1 nautical miles (3.9 km) northwest of the airport.[4] The Yola non-directional beacon (Ident: YL) is located on the field.[5]

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).

In 2007, this airport had 46,489 passengers movements, a decrease of 38.3% from previous year.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aero Contractors Abuja, Lagos
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos
Arik Air Abuja
Dornier Aviation Nigeria Charter: Maiduguri
Max Air Abuja, Kano, Lagos
Med-View Airline Abuja, Lagos

Statistics

These data show 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
Passengers70,46664,32446,48926,379108,677118,62392,640110,493135,214156,611158,896
Growth (%) 27.59% 8.72% 27.73% 43.26%311.98% 9.15% 21.90% 19.27% 22.37% 15.82% 1.46%
Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[6] 2014,[7] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[8] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[9])

See also

References
  1. Airport information for DNYO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for YOL at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Google Maps - Yola
  4. "Yola VOR-DME (YOL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. "Yola NDB (YL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
  7. Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
  8. NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
  9. Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016



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