Gateway International Airport
Airport in Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State
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Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport ((IATA: GWI, ICAO: DNOG)) is a specialized agro-cargo and passenger airport located in the Ilishan Remo area of the Ogun State of Nigeria. It is owned by the Government of Ogun State.[1]
Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public (Agro-Cargo and Passenger) | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Ogun State Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iperu-Remo, Ogun, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Iperu- Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area, Ogun State | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01:00) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 6°56′21.26″N 3°42′38.14″E | ||||||||||
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  GWI Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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The airport is strategically positioned near the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to serve as a logistics hub for the Southwestern region and a designated alternative to the congested Murtala Muhammed International Airport (Lagos).[2]
Its central feature is its 4,000-metre (13,000 ft) long and 60-metre (200 ft) wide runway, which is one of the longest in West Africa, built to accommodate wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380.[3][4] The airport has been granted an Interim Aerodrome Operational Permit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).[5]
The airport commenced scheduled commercial passenger flight operations on 7 October 2025.[6]
