Maiduguri International Airport
Airport serving Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Maiduguri International Airport (now General Mumammadu Buhari Airport[3]) (IATA: MIU, ICAO: DNMA) is an airport serving Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in Nigeria.
AirporttypePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria
ServesMaiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Muhammadu Buhari International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Serves | Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,099 ft (335 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°51′20″N 13°04′55″E | ||||||||||
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  MIU Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
The first aircraft, an Airco DH.9, that landed in Nigeria, landed in Maiduguri in 1925.[4]
