Flights
Flights to cities in Nigeria
The airports, how far out they are, runway lengths, and the routes to other cities, city by city, from public data.
111 cities in Nigeria have a flights page: the airports, how far out they are, runway lengths, and the routes to other cities. Largest first.
| City | Region | Population | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | Lagos | 15,388,000 | LOS (16 km) |
| Kano | Kano State | 4,910,000 | KAN (5 km) |
| Ibadan | Oyo State | 3,649,000 | IBA (8 km) |
| Abuja | FCT | 2,690,000 | ABV (26 km) |
| Port Harcourt | Rivers State | 2,120,000 | PHC (27 km) |
| Kaduna | Kaduna State | 1,850,000 | KAD (23 km) |
| Benin City | Edo State | 1,782,000 | BNI (4 km) |
| Onitsha | Anambra | 1,553,000 | ABB (15 km) |
| Aba | Abia State | 1,160,000 | PHC (47 km) |
| Maiduguri | Borno State | 1,110,000 | MIU (8 km) |
| Ilorin | Kwara State | 1,080,000 | ILR (8 km) |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | 1,040,000 | SKO (17 km) |
| Jos | Plateau State | 1,040,000 | JOS (32 km) |
| Zaria | Kaduna State | 980,000 | KAD (64 km) |
| Enugu | Enugu State | 950,000 | ENU (8 km) |
| Warri | Delta | 910,000 | QRW (12 km) |
| Oyo | Oyo State | 736,072 | ILR (90 km) |
| Abeokuta | Ogun State | 735,000 | LOS (64 km) |
| Akure | Ondo State | 730,000 | AKR (12 km) |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | 693,700 | BCU (22 km) |
| Agege | Lagos | 683,600 | LOS (4 km) |
| Katsina | Katsina State | 670,000 | DKA (7 km) |
| Osogbo | Osun State | 645,000 | ILR (75 km) |
| Ile-Ife | Osun State | 560,000 | IBA (66 km) |
| Gombe | Gombe State | 560,000 | GMO (29 km) |
| Ajegunle | Lagos | 550,000 | LOS (14 km) |
| Owerri | Imo State | 545,000 | PHC (53 km) |
| Calabar | Cross River State | 540,000 | CBQ (3 km) |
| Ebute Ikorodu | Lagos | 535,619 | LOS (19 km) |
| Saminaka | Kaduna State | 500,000 | JOS (88 km) |
| Okene | Kogi State | 479,178 | — |
| Ikare | Ondo State | 465,000 | AKR (59 km) |
| Yola | Adamawa | 460,000 | GOU (99 km) |
| Uyo | Akwa Ibom State | 436,606 | QUO (27 km) |
| Ado-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 435,000 | AKR (43 km) |
| Ogbomoso | Oyo State | 433,030 | ILR (44 km) |
| Minna | Niger State | 425,000 | — |
| Lekki | Lagos | 401,272 | LOS (23 km) |
| Bida | Niger State | 400,000 | — |
| Makurdi | Benue State | 390,000 | MDI (11 km) |
| Ondo | Ondo State | 375,000 | AKR (54 km) |
| Umuahia | Abia State | 370,000 | PHC (83 km) |
| Iseyin | Oyo State | 365,300 | IBA (80 km) |
| Yenagoa | Bayelsa State | 365,000 | PHC (76 km) |
| Gboko | Benue State | 365,000 | MDI (60 km) |
| Ijebu Ode | Ogun State | 360,000 | LOS (71 km) |
| Obalende | Lagos | 342,000 | LOS (18 km) |
| Ilesa | Osun State | 325,000 | ILR (94 km) |
| Ikeja | Lagos | 313,196 | LOS (3 km) |
| Akowonjo | Lagos | 308,900 | LOS (4 km) |
| Alimosho | Lagos | 308,290 | LOS (4 km) |
| Sapele | Delta | 305,000 | QRW (36 km) |
| Efon-Alaaye | Ekiti State | 279,319 | ILR (99 km) |
| Owo | Ondo State | 276,574 | AKR (32 km) |
| Ikot Ekpene | Akwa Ibom State | 254,806 | PHC (87 km) |
| Ota | Ogun State | 251,546 | LOS (16 km) |
| Iwo | Osun State | 250,443 | ILR (96 km) |
| Jimeta | Adamawa | 248,148 | YOL (4 km) |
| Atani | Anambra | 230,000 | ABB (23 km) |
| Aliayabiagba | Lagos | 228,000 | LOS (14 km) |
| Gusau | Zamfara State | 226,857 | — |
| Mubi | Adamawa | 225,705 | — |
| Ikire | Osun State | 222,160 | IBA (23 km) |
| Shagamu | Ogun State | 214,558 | LOS (47 km) |
| Ugep | Cross River State | 200,276 | ENU (94 km) |
| Chakwama | Jigawa State | 200,000 | — |
| Mushin | Lagos | 199,000 | LOS (7 km) |
| Nnewi | Anambra | 193,987 | ABB (35 km) |
| Surulere | Lagos | 191,920 | LOS (9 km) |
| Ise-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 190,063 | AKR (28 km) |
| Ila Orangun | Osun State | 179,192 | ILR (65 km) |
| Saki | Oyo State | 178,677 | — |
| Oshodi | Lagos | 170,870 | LOS (4 km) |
| Awka | Anambra | 167,738 | ABB (45 km) |
| Ijero-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 167,632 | ILR (94 km) |
| Inisa | Osun State | 164,161 | ILR (68 km) |
| Suleja | Niger State | 162,135 | ABV (21 km) |
| Ede | Osun State | 159,866 | ILR (79 km) |
| Kisi | Oyo State | 155,510 | — |
| Shomolu | Lagos | 154,390 | LOS (7 km) |
| Irewe | Lagos | 139,494 | LOS (27 km) |
| Gbongan | Osun State | 139,485 | IBA (43 km) |
| Ejigbo | Osun State | 138,357 | ILR (63 km) |
| Funtua | Katsina State | 136,811 | KAD (92 km) |
| Igboho | Oyo State | 136,764 | ILR (92 km) |
| Buguma | Rivers State | 135,404 | PHC (33 km) |
| Ikirun | Osun State | 134,240 | ILR (62 km) |
| Abakaliki | Ebonyi State | 134,102 | ENU (63 km) |
| Okrika | Rivers State | 133,271 | PHC (34 km) |
| Amaigbo | Abia State | 127,300 | ENU (82 km) |
| Lafia | Nasarawa State | 127,236 | MDI (89 km) |
| Gashua | Yobe State | 125,817 | — |
| Modakeke | Osun State | 119,529 | IBA (31 km) |
| Bama | Borno State | 118,121 | MIU (76 km) |
| Ilobu | Osun State | 118,089 | ILR (67 km) |
| Jalingo | Taraba State | 117,757 | — |
| Okigwe | Imo State | 115,499 | ENU (75 km) |
| Offa | Kwara State | 113,830 | ILR (41 km) |
| Esuk Oron | Akwa Ibom State | 112,033 | QUO (19 km) |
| Nsukka | Enugu State | 111,017 | ENU (46 km) |
| Nguru | Yobe State | 111,014 | — |
| Hadejia | Jigawa State | 110,753 | — |
| Ijebu-Igbo | Ogun State | 109,261 | LOS (87 km) |
| Uromi | Edo State | 108,608 | ABB (66 km) |
| Birnin Kebbi | Kebbi | 108,164 | — |
| Pindiga | Gombe State | 106,322 | GMO (35 km) |
| Azare | Bauchi | 105,687 | — |
| Nkpor | Anambra | 103,733 | ABB (19 km) |
| Ikere-Ekiti | Ekiti State | 103,054 | AKR (29 km) |
| Lafiagi | Kwara State | 102,779 | — |
| Alasia | Lagos | 100,000 | LOS (20 km) |
Common questions
Which cities in Nigeria have a flights page?
Lagos, Kano, Ibadan, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Benin City, Onitsha, Aba, Maiduguri and 101 more.
What currency is used in Nigeria?
The Naira (NGN).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.