Ilorin International Airport

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

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
Map
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]

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.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. editor (2019-05-03). "Two Pilots Escape Death as IAC Aircraft Crash-lands at Ilorin Airport". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2021-06-25.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  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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