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Yakubu Gowon Airport information


Yakubu Gowon Airport

Jos Airport
  • IATA: JOS
  • ICAO: DNJO
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesJos, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL4,229 ft / 1,289 m
Coordinates9°38′20″N 8°52′15″E / 9.63889°N 8.87083°E / 9.63889; 8.87083
Map
JOS is located in Nigeria
JOS
JOS
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2]

Yakubu Gowon Airport (IATA: JOS, ICAO: DNJO), also known as Jos Airport, is an airport serving Jos, the capital of the Plateau State of Nigeria. It was named after Yakubu Gowon, the Nigerian head of state from 1966 to 1975.

  1. ^ "Airport information for DNJO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for JOS at Great Circle Mapper.

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