Airports / Nigeria / AKR
Akure Airport
DNAK / AKRAkure, NigeriaELEV 1,100 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
59 nm
To the nearest alternate
Benin Airport (BNI).
Overview
Akure Airport (DNAK / AKR) is a mid-sized airport serving Akure, Nigeria. Field elevation is 1,100 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list AKR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Benin Airport (BNI, 59 nm), Ibadan Airport (IBA, 79 nm), and General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR, 86 nm).
Trip costs from AKR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AKR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DNAK
IATA
AKR
FAA / Local
DNAK
Elevation
1,100 ft
Coordinates
7.2467° N · 5.3010° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 1,100 ft, AKR sits higher than 62% of the 29 Nigeria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 59nmBNIBenin AirportBenin
- 79nmIBAIbadan AirportIbadan
- 86nmILRGeneral Tunde Idiagbon International AirportIlorin/Ogbomosho
- 103nmABBAsaba International AirportAsaba
- 104nmQRWWarri AirportOkpe
- 125nmLOSMurtala Muhammed International AirportLagos
Location
Open the full mapDNAK · Akure Airport · Akure, Nigeria