Gombe Lawanti International Airport
Gombe, Nigeria
Brigadier Zakari Maimalari Airport (IATA: GMO, ICAO: DNGO) is the airport that serves Gombe, the capital of Gombe State, Nigeria. Gombe Lawanti International Airport got its name because of its nearness to Lawanti which is a small village in Gombe State, Nigeria. It was built along the Bauchi to Gombe road in Akko Local Government Area, Gombe. The federal government began the Planning in 2005 and it was launched for flights in 2008, it was developed for the public for domestic and commercial services. The first International flight was en route Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Since then the Gombe Lawanti International Airport has recorded high air-passenger traffic. Gombe International Airport has a standard runway paved with asphalt, to allow commercial operations at night. Even runway lighting has been installed, it also has an elevation of 480 metres (1, 590 feet). Gombe International Airport Lawanti is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long and can accommodate cargo planes.
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.