{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Bayelsa International Airport","iataCode":null,"icaoCode":null,"city":"Yenagoa","country":"NG","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":4.95759,"longitude":6.203327},"elevationMeters":20,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Set in the oil-rich Niger Delta, Bayelsa International serves Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, and is among Nigeria's newest airports. After a 2019 inaugural flight and 2021 commercial approval, United Nigeria opened the Lagos route, and since November 2024 state-backed Air Bayelsa (operated by Pioneer Airlines) flies ATR 72-600 turboprops to Lagos and Abuja. Traffic is passenger-only. Plans to make the field a Niger Delta cargo hub remain aspirational, so freight is handled through Lagos (LO","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/bayelsa-international-airport-37187","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/bayelsa-international-airport-37187","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Bayelsa International Airport · Yenagoa, NG · 20 m"}