Jalingo Airport renamed

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Airport is a publicly owned airport located in

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. It is an airport serving Jalingo and neighboring communities.

Location

The airport is located approximately west of the

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of the city center. The geographical coordinates of this airport are: 8°54'10.0"N, 11°17'10.0"E (Latitude:8.902778; Longitude:11.286111). Jalingo Airport lies at an average elevation of above

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Profile

The airport was established in 2014 but commercial operations began in December 2015. The airport is served by a single asphalt runway (07/25) that measures . As of 2023, the airport services

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, with regular scheduled flights between Jalingo Airport and Abuja International Airport. In June 2023, the State of Taraba procured a

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to serve this airport.

Terminals

Jalingo Airport has one domestic terminal which presently handles regular scheduled services to and from Abuja.

Airlines and destinations

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