3.9.2. Domestic flights
The website of the FAAN indicated that, in addition to the domestic terminals in the international airports of Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt, Nigeria has domestic airports in Ilorin (Ilorin International Airport, ILR), Sokoto (Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, SKO), Yola (Yola Airport, YOL), Ibadan (Ibadan Airport, IBA), Kaduna (Kaduna International Airport, KAD), Katsina (Katsina Airport, DKA), Maiduguri (Maiduguri International Airport, MIU), Makurdi (Makurdi Airport, MDI), Minna (Minna Airport, MXJ), Akure (Akure Airport, AKR), Calabar (Calabar Margaret Ekpo International Airport, CBQ).1288
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) website indicated that as of August 2025, 23 domestic airlines were active and 22 foreign air carriers had permission to operate in the country.1289 Nigerian airlines serving domestic and international destinations included Arik Air, Air Peace, Overland Airways, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, Green Africa, and ValueJet.1290