Ajaokuta Airstrip

Airport

Ajaokuta Airstrip

* IATA: none
* ICAO: none
* FAA LID: DN51

Summary
Airport type| Public
Serves| Ajaokuta, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL| 620 ft / 189 m
Coordinates| 7°27′30″N 6°27′40″E﻿ / ﻿7.45833°N 6.46111°E﻿ / 7.45833; 6.46111
Map

Ajaokuta

Location of the airport in Nigeria

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
06/24  | 1,500  | 4,921  | Asphalt

Source: DAFIF[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Ajaokuta Airstrip or Ajaokuta Airfield is an airstrip 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Ajaokuta, a town in Kogi State, Nigeria.

## Description

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The airport is located in Adogo, Ajaokuta town, one of the industrial areas in Kogi State. According to findings, the airport has a latitude of 7° 27' 15.59" N and a longitude of 6° 27' 23.99" E. The airport has no airline service. There are closer airports to the airstrip, such as Lokoja airstrip, which is 40 kilometres away, and Akure airport, which is 130 kilometres away.[4]

## History

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In 2021, the National Assembly, under the Senate President, approved a bill for the renovation of several airstrips in Nigeria. In the 2022 Nigeria national budget, Ajaokuta airstrip was among the eight airstrips listed for renovation and improvement. The aim is to generate more income and revenue from the Ajaokuta airstrip, as well as facilitate the movement and transportation of raw materials to and from the Ajaokuta Steel Mill in Kogi State.[5]

## See also

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* Nigeria portal
* Aviation portal
* Transport in Nigeria
* List of airports in Nigeria

## References

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1. ^ Airport information for DN51[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ Airport information for DN51 at Great Circle Mapper.
3. ^ Google Maps - Ajaokuta
4. ^ "Ajaokuta Airport closest airports @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
5. ^ admin (2021-11-28). "2022 Budget: Senate Proposes Rehabilitation of Ajaokuta Airstrip, 7 Others -:: Kogi Reports::". kogireports.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

## External links

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* OurAirports - Ajaokuta

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