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Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport

Sokoto, Sokoto State (Nigeria)
IATA: SKO ICAO: DNSO
Longest Active Runway
9,844 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
1,010 ft
308 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
12.9157°, 5.2075°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#13 in Nigeria
Out of 26 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1076 Worldwide
Top 14.3% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#2315 MSL
Top 33.1% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport's longest active runway measures 9,844 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #13 longest runway in Nigeria and #1076 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
08/26 9,844 ft (3000m) 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/sko.json ↗