Airport · Nigeria
Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Sokoto.
- Codes
- SKO · DNSO
- Serves
- Sokoto
- 17 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Lagos
- Elevation
- 308 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,000 m
- From DXB
- 5,410 km
- 7 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
Facts
SKO at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA SKOICAO DNSO
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Sokoto
- To the city centre
- 17 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 308 m (1,010 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 3,000 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- When to go
- Sokoto, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
SKO from the UAE
From DXBSKO
5,410 km
7 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
From AUHSKO
5,330 km
7 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Nigeria, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Lagos
- Country
- Nigeria
- Currency
- Nigerian Naira NGNToday's indicative rate: NGN 1,000 ≈ USD 0.751Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type D and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency199ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +234 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from SKO
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.