# Ilorin International Airport (ILR)

> Ilorin, NG · IATA: ILR · ICAO: DNIL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ILR` |
| ICAO | `DNIL` |
| City | Ilorin |
| Country | NG |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 343 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 8.44021, 4.49392 |

## Description

Kwara State's capital is served by Ilorin (IATA: ILR), formally General Tunde Idiagbon International, with Overland Airways, Green Africa, United Nigeria (from December 2025) and Sky Prime charters flying mainly to Lagos and Abuja. Traffic is passenger-only. The region's agro-export cargo ambition actually centres on the new Ekiti Agro-Allied Cargo Airport nearby, not Ilorin. So scheduled freight here is absent and volume shippers route through Lagos (LOS). Ilorin sits at the cultural transition between northern and southern Nigeria.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ilorin-international-airport-ilr](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ilorin-international-airport-ilr)*

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