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Longest Commercial Runways in Nigeria

National Commercial Aviation Runway Registry & Rankings (ISO: NG)
10 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
12,794 ft
3,900 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
10
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)

National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table

Commercial aerodromes in Nigeria ordered by longest active runway dimension.

National Rank Aerodrome Name IATA Municipality Longest Runway Elevation Published Global Rank
#1 in NG Murtala Muhammed International Airport LOS Lagos 12,794 ft (3900m) 135 ft #104 of 650
#2 in NG Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ABV Abuja 11,842 ft (3609m) 1,123 ft #212 of 650
#3 in NG Asaba International Airport ABB Asaba 11,155 ft (3400m) 305 ft #326 of 650
#4 in NG Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport BCU Bauchi 11,154 ft (3400m) 1,965 ft #341 of 650
#5 in NG Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport KAN Kano 10,831 ft (3301m) 1,562 ft #399 of 650
#6 in NG General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport ILR Ilorin/Ogbomosho 10,169 ft (3100m) 1,126 ft #527 of 650
#7 in NG Maiduguri International Airport MIU Maiduguri 9,846 ft (3001m) 1,099 ft #597 of 650
#8 in NG Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport SKO Sokoto 9,844 ft (3000m) 1,010 ft #600 of 650
#9 in NG Port Harcourt International Airport PHC Port Harcourt 9,843 ft (3000m) 87 ft #637 of 650
#10 in NG Kaduna International Airport KAD Kaduna 9,843 ft (3000m) 2,073 ft #616 of 650