Yola Airport
Airport in Jimeta
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Yola Airport (IATA: YOL, ICAO: DNYO) is an airport located in Yola, the capital of the Adamawa State of Nigeria.
Yola International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yola, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Location | Jimeta | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 612 ft / 187 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°15′27″N 12°25′49″E | ||||||||||
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  YOL Location of airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] | |||||||||||
The airport has night landing capabilities, but for most flights in non-international designated airports, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria restricts night operations except for passenger flights during the Hajj pilgrimage.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
These data show the number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Passengers | 70,466 | 64,324 | 46,489 | 26,379 | 108,677 | 118,623 | 92,640 | 110,493 | 135,214 | 156,611 | 158,896 |
| Growth (%) |  27.59% |  8.72% | 27.73% | 43.26% | 311.98% | 9.15% | 21.90% | 19.27% | 22.37% | 15.82% | 1.46% |
| Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[3] 2014,[4] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[5] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[6]) | |||||||||||
