List of Nigeria Airways destinations

Nigeria Airways was founded on 23 August 1958.[1]:51 It succeeded the folded West African Airways Corporation (WAAC), and was initially named WAAC Nigeria. The company took over the WAAC assets and liabilities and started operations on 1 October 1958.[2] In association with Pan American Airways (PAA), the LagosNew York City route was opened in October 1964 using PAA's DC-8 and Boeing 707 aircraft.[3]

A Nigeria Airways Airbus A310-200 at London Heathrow Airport in 1995.

WAAC Nigeria changed its name to Nigeria Airways in 1971.[2] The carrier was wholly owned by the Government of Nigeria for almost its entire life. The airline ceased operations in 2003.[4][5][6]

List

Following is a list of destinations Nigeria Airways flew to all through its history as part of its scheduled services. The list includes the name of each city served, the country name, and the name of the airport served along with both its associated International Air Transport Association three-letter code (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization four-letter code (ICAO airport code). Airline hubs and focus cities, as well as destinations served at the time of closure, are also marked.

Hub
Focus city
#
Destination served at the time of closure
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
AbidjanCôte d'IvoireABJDIAPPort Bouet Airport #[1]:51
AbujaNigeriaABVDNAANnamdi Azikiwe International Airport #[1]:51
AccraGhanaACCDGAAKotoka International Airport[7]
AmsterdamNetherlandsAMSEHAMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol[8]
AthensGreeceATHLGATEllinikon International Airport[2]
BanjulGambiaBJLGBYDYundum International Airport[9]:VIII
BarcelonaSpainBCNLEBLEl Prat Airport[10]
BeirutLebanonBEYOLBABeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport[2]
BeninNigeriaBNIDNBEBenin Airport[9]:IV
BrusselsBelgiumBRUEBBRZaventem Airport[2]
CalabarNigeriaCBQDNCAMargaret Ekpo International Airport[7]
CologneGermanyCGNEDDKCologne Bonn Airport[7]
ConakryGuineaCKYGUCYConakry International Airport[9]:VIII
CotonouBeninCOODBBBCadjehoun Airport[7]
DakarSenegalDKRGOOYLéopold Sédar Senghor International Airport[9]:VIII
DoualaCameroonDLAFKKDDouala International Airport[9]:VIII
DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDXBOMDBDubai International Airport #[1]:51
EnuguNigeriaENUDNENAkanu Ibiam International Airport[7]
FrankfurtGermanyFRAEDDFFrankfurt am Main Airport[8]
FreetownSierra LeoneFNAGFLLLungi International Airport[9]:VIII
GenevaSwitzerlandGVALSGGCointrin Airport[11]
GusauNigeriaQUSDNGUGusau Airport[10]
IbadanNigeriaIBADNIBIbadan Airport[9]:IV
IlorinNigeriaILRDNILIlorin International Airport[9]:IV
JeddahSaudi ArabiaJEDOEJNKing Abdulaziz International Airport #[1]:51
JohannesburgSouth AfricaJNBFAJSOR Tambo International Airport[12]
JosNigeriaJOSDNJOYakubu Gowon Airport[7]
KadunaNigeriaKADDNKAKaduna Airport[9]:IV
KanoNigeriaKANDNKNMallam Aminu Kano International Airport #[1]:51
KarachiPakistanKHIOPKCJinnah International Airport[13]
KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the CongoFIHFZAAN'djili Airport[10]
LagosNigeriaLOSDNMMMurtala Muhammed International Airport #[1]:51
LibrevilleGabonLBVFOOLLibreville International Airport[9]:VIII
LoméTogoLFWDXXXLomé-Tokoin Airport[9]:VIII
LondonUnited KingdomLGWEGKKGatwick Airport #[14]
LondonUnited KingdomLHREGLLHeathrow Airport #[1]:51[9]:VIII
LuandaAngolaLADFNLUQuatro de Fevereiro Airport[15]
LusakaZambiaLUNFLLSLusaka International Airport[2]
MadridSpainMADLEMDBarajas Airport[15]
MaiduguriNigeriaMIUDNMAMaiduguri International Airport[9]:IV
MakurdiNigeriaMDIDNMKMakurdi Airport[9]:IV
MonroviaLiberiaROBGLRBRoberts International Airport[9]:VIII
NairobiKenyaNBOHKJKJomo Kenyatta International Airport[9]:VIII
New YorkUnited StatesJFKKJFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport #[1]:51[9]:VIII
NiameyNigerNIMDRRNDiori Hamani International Airport[9]:VIII
Port HarcourtNigeriaPHCDNPOPort Harcourt International Airport #[1]:51
RomeItalyFCOLIRFLeonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport[8]
SokotoNigeriaSKODNSOSadiq Abubakar III International Airport[9]:IV
TikoCameroonTKCFKKCTiko Airport[10]
YolaNigeriaYOLDNYOYola Airport[7]
ZürichSwitzerlandZRHLSZHKloten Airport[8]

References

  1. "Directory: world airlines – NIGERIA AIRWAYS [WT] (NGA)". Flight International: 50–51. 1–7 April 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. "World airline directory – Nigeria Airways Ltd" (pdf). Flight International: 1180. 22 April 1978. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. "WORLD AIRLINE SURVEY... – WAAC (Nigeria) Ltd (Nigeria Airways)" (PDF). Flight International: 639. 14 April 1966. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. Graham Dunn (25 November 2010). "AB25: Births, deaths and marriages". Flightglobal.com. Airline Business. Retrieved 21 May 2011. Nigeria Airways stops flights (2003)
  5. "Directory: world airlines – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 45. 30 March – 5 April 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  6. "Nigeria set for new carrier". Flightglobal.com. Airline Business. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  7. "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 90. 31 March – 6 April 1999. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 103. 30 March 1985. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. "Nigeria Airways Route Map – April 1966". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  10. "Nigeria Airways (WAAC [Nigeria] Ltd)" (pdf). Flight International: 638. 6 May 1971. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  11. Max Kingsley-Jones (15 December 1999). "Nigeria continues rebuilding as privatisation looms". Flightglobal.com. London. Flight International. Retrieved 14 August 2011. Nigeria is restoring services to Johannesburg with an A310.
  12. "World airline directory – Nigeria Airways". Flight International. 118 (3716): 332. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017.
  13. "Short finals..." (pdf). Flight International: 4. 2 January 1982. Retrieved 9 August 2011. Nigeria Airways has transferred its weekly scheduled Lagos Boeing 707 freighter service from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport, in order to provide a broader service to forwarders based in south-east England.
  14. "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways Ltd" (pdf). Flight International: 970. 9 April 1977. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
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