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 built along the Bauchi to Gombe road by the village of Lawanti in Akko Local Government Area,Gombe . Planning began in 2005 and was certified for flights in 2008, first International flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Gombe International airport can accommodate cargo planes, Gombe International Airport Lawanti is 3.5 kilometers length and can accommodate as many cargo planes at a time. The airport is fully equipped with modern facilities and is secured and safe for domestic and foreign trips. .[4]

Sani Abacha International Airport, Gombe
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesGombe, Nigeria
Coordinates10°17′56″N 10°54′00″E
Map
GMO is located in Nigeria
GMO
GMO
Location of Airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
Asphalt
Sources: FAAN[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Peace Abuja[5]
Arik Air Abuja
Azman Air Abuja

Federal Government's Takeover of the Airport

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted the approval of the takeover of the Gombe Lawanti International Airport by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The information was disclosed after the meeting the Gombe State governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya had with President Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Gombe Airport Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Airport information for". 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.
  3. Airport information for at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. "Nigeria: Flight operations suspended at Gombe and Kebbi airports May 2 /update 1". GardaWorld. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. "Home". flyairpeace.com.
  6. "Buhari approves take over of Gombe Airport by Fed Govt". The Nation Newspaper. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. "Buhari Approves FG's Takeover Of Gombe Airport". Channels Television. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  8. David (2022-09-09). "Buhari approves federal takeover of Gombe airport". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-09-28.


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