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Yola Airport
DNYO / YOLYola, NigeriaELEV 599 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Garoua International Airport (GOU).
Overview
Yola Airport (DNYO / YOL) is a mid-sized airport serving Yola, Nigeria. Field elevation is 599 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YOL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Garoua International Airport (GOU, 56 nm), Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO, 110 nm), and Salak Airport (MVR, 130 nm).
Trip costs from YOL 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 YOL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DNYO
IATA
YOL
FAA / Local
DNYO
Elevation
599 ft
Coordinates
9.2576° N · 12.4304° 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 599 ft, YOL sits lower 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.
- 56nmGOUGaroua International AirportGaroua
- 110nmGMOGombe Lawanti International AirportGombe
- 130nmMVRSalak AirportMaroua
- 132nmNGEN'Gaoundéré AirportN'Gaoundéré
- 161nmMIUMaiduguri International AirportMaiduguri
- 175nmBCUSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi
Location
Open the full mapDNYO · Yola Airport · Yola, Nigeria