Sani Abacha International Airport, Gombe | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
Serves | Gombe, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°17′56″N 10°54′00″E / 10.29889°N 10.90000°ECoordinates: 10°17′56″N 10°54′00″E / 10.29889°N 10.90000°E | ||||||||||
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Location of Airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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Sani Abacha International Airport (IATA: GMO, ICAO: DNGO) is an airport serving Gombe, the capital of Gombe State of Nigeria. It was recently built along the Bauchi to Gombe road by the village of Lawanti. Planning began in 2005 and was certified for flights in 2008, first International flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.