Gombe Lawanti International Airport
Sani Abacha International Airport (IATA: GMO, ICAO: DNGO) is an airport serving Gombe, the capital of Gombe State of Nigeria. It was recently built along the Bauchi to Gombe road by the village of Lawanti. Planning began in 2005 and was certified for flights in 2008, first International flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sani Abacha International Airport, Gombe | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gombe, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°17′56″N 10°54′00″E | ||||||||||
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  GMO Location of Airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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In May 2019, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) announced the closure of the airport until further notice, due to unpaid debts.[4]
References
- Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Gombe Airport Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Airport information for at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Nigeria: Flight operations suspended at Gombe and Kebbi airports May 2 /update 1". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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