Nigeria Airways destinations

A Nigeria Airways Airbus A310-200 at Fiumicino Airport in 1989.

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 Lagos–New York City route was opened in October 1964 using PAA's DC-8 and Boeing 707 equipment.^[3]

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

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City	Country	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Refs
Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	ABJ	DIAP	Port Bouet Airport ^#	[1]^:51
Abuja	Nigeria	ABV	DNAA	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport ^#	[1]^:51
Accra	Ghana	ACC	DGAA	Kotoka International Airport	[7]
Amsterdam	Netherlands	AMS	EHAM	Schiphol Airport	[8]
Athens	Greece	ATH	LGAT	Ellinikon International Airport	[2]
Banjul	Gambia	BJL	GBYD	Yundum International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Barcelona	Spain	BCN	LEBL	El Prat Airport	[10]
Beirut	Lebanon	BEY	OLBA	Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport	[2]
Benin	Nigeria	BNI	DNBE	Benin Airport	[9]^:IV
Brussels	Belgium	BRU	EBBR	Zaventem Airport	[2]
Calabar	Nigeria	CBQ	DNCA	Margaret Ekpo International Airport	[7]
Cologne	Germany	CGN	EDDK	Cologne Bonn Airport	[7]
Conakry	Guinea	CKY	GUCY	Conakry International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Cotonou	Benin	COO	DBBB	Cadjehoun Airport	[7]
Dakar	Senegal	DKR	GOOY	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Douala	Cameroon	DLA	FKKD	Douala International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB	OMDB	Dubai International Airport ^#	[1]^:51
Enugu	Nigeria	ENU	DNEN	Akanu Ibiam International Airport	[7]
Frankfurt	Germany	FRA	EDDF	Frankfurt am Main Airport	[8]
Freetown	Sierra Leone	FNA	GFLL	Lungi International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Geneva	Switzerland	GVA	LSGG	Cointrin Airport	[11]
Gusau	Nigeria	QUS	DNGU	Gusau Airport	[10]
Ibadan	Nigeria	IBA	DNIB	Ibadan Airport	[9]^:IV
Ilorin	Nigeria	ILR	DNIL	Ilorin International Airport	[9]^:IV
Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED	OEJN	King Abdulaziz International Airport ^#	[1]^:51
Johannesburg	South Africa	JNB	FAJS	OR Tambo International Airport	[12]
Jos	Nigeria	JOS	DNJO	Yakubu Gowon Airport	[7]
Kaduna	Nigeria	KAD	DNKA	Kaduna Airport	[9]^:IV
Kano	Nigeria	KAN	DNKN	Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport ^‡ ^#	[1]^:51
Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	FIH	FZAA	N'djili Airport	[10]
Lagos	Nigeria	LOS	DNMM	Murtala Muhammed International Airport ^† ^#	[1]^:51
Libreville	Gabon	LBV	FOOL	Libreville International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Lomé	Togo	LFW	DXXX	Lomé-Tokoin Airport	[9]^:VIII
London	United Kingdom	LGW	EGKK	Gatwick Airport ^#	[13]
London	United Kingdom	LHR	EGLL	Heathrow Airport ^#	[1]^:51[9]^:VIII
Luanda	Angola	LAD	FNLU	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport	[14]
Lusaka	Zambia	LUN	FLLS	Lusaka International Airport	[2]
Madrid	Spain	MAD	LEMD	Barajas Airport	[14]
Maiduguri	Nigeria	MIU	DNMA	Maiduguri International Airport	[9]^:IV
Makurdi	Nigeria	MDI	DNMK	Makurdi Airport	[9]^:IV
Monrovia	Liberia	ROB	GLRB	Roberts International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Nairobi	Kenya	NBO	HKJK	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	[9]^:VIII
New York	United States	JFK	KJFK	John F. Kennedy International Airport ^#	[1]^:51[9]^:VIII
Niamey	Niger	NIM	DRRN	Diori Hamani International Airport	[9]^:VIII
Paris	France	CDG	LFPG	Charles de Gaulle Airport
Port Harcourt	Nigeria	PHC	DNPO	Port Harcourt International Airport ^‡ ^#	[1]^:51
Rome	Italy	FCO	LIRF	Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport	[8]
Sokoto	Nigeria	SKO	DNSO	Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport	[9]^:IV
Tiko	Cameroon	TKC	FKKC	Tiko Airport	[10]
Yola	Nigeria	YOL	DNYO	Yola Airport	[7]
Zürich	Switzerland	ZRH	LSZH	Kloten Airport	[8]

References

1. "Directory: world airlines – NIGERIA AIRWAYS [WT] (NGA)" (pdf). Flight International: 50 – 51. 1 April 2003 – 7 April 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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 2004 – 5 April 2004. Retrieved 21 May 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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 1999 – 6 April 1999. Retrieved 14 August 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
8. "World Airline Directory – Nigeria Airways" (pdf). Flight International: 103. 30 March 1985. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
9. • "Africa's fastest-growing airline (page II)". Flight International: II, IV, VI, VIII. 28 November 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
   • "Africa's fastest-growing airline (page IV)". Flight International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
   • "Africa's fastest-growing airline (page VI)". Flight International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
   • "Africa's fastest-growing airline (page VIII)". Flight International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
10. "Nigeria Airways Route Map – April 1966". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
11. "Nigeria Airways (WAAC [Nigeria] Ltd)" (pdf). Flight International: 638. 6 May 1971. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
12. 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.
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.