# Yola Airport (YOL)

> Yola, NG · IATA: YOL · ICAO: DNYO · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YOL` |
| ICAO | `DNYO` |
| City | Yola |
| Country | NG |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 183 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 9.25755, 12.43040 |

## Description

During the height of the Boko Haram insurgency, Yola Airport (YOL) became a lifeline for relief flights into Nigeria's troubled northeast. Serving the twin city of Yola-Jimeta in Adamawa State near the Cameroon border, it today handles mostly domestic passenger services to Abuja and Lagos. Scheduled freighter or integrator operations are absent, and most goods move as belly cargo or overland. Shippers supplying the northeast generally consolidate air freight at Abuja (ABV) before trucking it onward. For logistics planners, YOL functions as a passenger and humanitarian airfield rather than a cargo hub.

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