Airports / Nigeria / SKO
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
DNSO / SKOSokoto, NigeriaELEV 1,010 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (NG-0005).
Overview
Located in Sokoto, Nigeria, Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (DNSO / SKO) operates as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,010 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
SKO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport (NG-0005, 56 nm), Gusau Airport (DNGU, 98 nm), and Maradi Airport (MFQ, 118 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SKO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Sultan Saddik Abubakar Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SKO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DNSO
IATA
SKO
FAA / Local
DNSO
Elevation
1,010 ft
Coordinates
12.9157° N · 5.2075° 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 1,010 ft, SKO sits higher than 55% 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.
- 56nmNG-0005Sir Ahmadu Bello International AirportBirinin Kebbi
- 98nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 118nmMFQMaradi AirportMaradi
- 118nmTHZTahoua AirportTahoua
- 144nmDKAUmaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina
- 180nmNIMDiori Hamani International AirportNiamey
Location
Open the full mapDNSO · Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport · Sokoto, Nigeria