Airports / Nigeria / JOS
Yakubu Gowon Airport
DNJO / JOSJos, NigeriaELEV 4,232 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
72 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU).
Overview
Yakubu Gowon Airport, listed as DNJO / JOS, is a mid-sized airport in Jos, Nigeria. The field lies at an elevation of 4,232 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
JOS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport (BCU, 72 nm), Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV, 102 nm), and Kaduna International Airport (KAD, 111 nm).
Quotes for flights out of JOS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JOS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DNJO
IATA
JOS
FAA / Local
DNJO
Elevation
4,232 ft
Coordinates
9.6398° N · 8.8690° 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 4,232 ft, JOS sits higher than 97% 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.
- 72nmBCUSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi
- 102nmABVNnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAbuja
- 111nmKADKaduna International AirportKaduna
- 114nmZARZaria AirportZaria
- 117nmMDIMakurdi AirportMakurdi
- 126nmGMOGombe Lawanti International AirportGombe
Location
Open the full mapDNJO · Yakubu Gowon Airport · Jos, Nigeria