Airports / Niger / MFQ
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA).
Overview
Maradi Airport (DRRM / MFQ) sits in Maradi, Niger, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,240 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MFQ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA, 43 nm), Gusau Airport (DNGU, 84 nm), and Zinder Airport (ZND, 110 nm).
Trip costs from MFQ 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 MFQ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DRRM
IATA
MFQ
FAA / Local
DRRM
Elevation
1,240 ft
Coordinates
13.5025° N · 7.1268° 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
No
Elevation vs Niger fields
state range 732–1,667 ft
At 1,240 ft, MFQ sits lower than 67% of the 6 Niger fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmDKAUmaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina
- 84nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 110nmZNDZinder AirportZinder
- 118nmSKOSadiq Abubakar III International AirportSokoto
- 120nmKANMallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano
- 136nmTHZTahoua AirportTahoua
Location
Open the full mapDRRM · Maradi Airport · Maradi, Niger