Ilorin International Airport

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Ilorin International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria
ServesIlorin
Elevation AMSL1,126 ft / 343 m
Coordinates8°26′25″N 4°29′40″E / 8.44028°N 4.49444°E / 8.44028; 4.49444Coordinates: 8°26′25″N 4°29′40″E / 8.44028°N 4.49444°E / 8.44028; 4.49444
Map
ILR is located in Nigeria
ILR
ILR
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,100 10,171 Asphalt, concrete
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Ilorin International Airport (IATA: ILR, ICAO: DNIL) is an airport serving Ilorin, a city in Kwara State of Nigeria.

The Ilorin non-directional beacon (Ident: IL) is located on the field.[4] The Ilorin VOR-DME (Ident: ILR) is located 4.9 nautical miles (9.1 km) southwest of the airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Peace Abuja, Lagos
Arik Air Abuja
Overland Airways Abuja, Lagos

Accidents and incidents[]

In May 2019, a Diamond DA42 Twin Star light aircraft, registration number 5N-BNH, belly landed on the runway at Ilorin. The two occupants were unharmed.[6][7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Airport information for DNIL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for ILR at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Google Maps - Ilorin
  4. ^ "Ilorin NDB (IL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. ^ "Two Pilots Escape Death as IAC Aircraft Crash-lands at Ilorin Airport". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. ^ says, Mike (2019-05-02). "Panic as plane crash-lands at Ilorin Airport". P.M. News. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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