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Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

Abuja, Abuja Capital Territory (Nigeria)
IATA: ABV ICAO: DNAA
Longest Active Runway
11,842 ft
3,609 meters
Field Elevation
1,123 ft
342 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
9.0068°, 7.2632°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#2 in Nigeria
Out of 26 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#337 Worldwide
Top 4.4% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#2126 MSL
Top 30.6% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+18.4%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,842 ft (3,609 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in Nigeria and #337 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
04/22 11,842 ft (3609m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/abv.json ↗