Asaba International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Asaba, Delta State (Nigeria)

IATA: ABB ICAO: DNAS

Longest Active Runway

11,155 ft

3,400 meters

Field Elevation

305 ft

93 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

6.2042°, 6.6653°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#532 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Nigeria)

#3 of 10 in NG

#5 of 26 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ABB in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #532 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · #3 in Nigeria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ABB lies at 93 m (305 ft), #333 of 650 published airports by elevation and 43.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 806 ft below the Nigeria median (1,111 ft, 10 airports); KAD is highest at 2,073 ft, 1,768 ft higher than ABB.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Port Harcourt International Airport (PHC), 73.4 NM, 9,843 ft. ABB has the longest runway in this radius, 1,312 ft over PHC.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

ABB runway: 11/29 11,155 × 190 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 10 in Nigeria; LOS leads by 1,639 ft (12,794 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11/29	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	190 ft (58m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Port Harcourt International Airport (Port Harcourt)	`PHC`	73.4 NM (135.9 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →