Airports / Nigeria / MIU
Maiduguri International Airport
DNMA / MIUMaiduguri, NigeriaELEV 1,099 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
109 nm
To the nearest alternate
Salak Airport (MVR).
Overview
Located in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Maiduguri International Airport (DNMA / MIU) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,099 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MIU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Salak Airport (MVR, 109 nm), N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ, 116 nm), and Garoua International Airport (GOU, 152 nm).
Trip costs from MIU 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 MIU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DNMA
IATA
MIU
FAA / Local
DNMA
Elevation
1,099 ft
Coordinates
11.8542° N · 13.0807° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 1,099 ft, MIU sits higher than 59% 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.
- 109nmMVRSalak AirportMaroua
- 116nmNDJN'Djamena International AirportN'Djamena
- 152nmGOUGaroua International AirportGaroua
- 159nmGMOGombe Lawanti International AirportGombe
- 161nmYOLYola AirportYola
- 213nmBCUSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi
Location
Open the full mapDNMA · Maiduguri International Airport · Maiduguri, Nigeria