Abuja Airport (ABV) — Direct Flights, Airlines, USD Fares | Nigeria

Nnamdi Azikiwe International (ABV, ICAO DNAA) serves Abuja, Nigeria and is both a departure point and a destination in the corridors catalogued here. Our catalogue links 5 direct destinations out of ABV and 1 African origin into it, served by 8 carriers.

At a glance

6 catalogued corridors touch Abuja (ABV / DNAA) in Nigeria: 5 outbound and 1 inbound, flown by 8 carriers. 4 of those corridors carry a cached USD quote in our fare file; the rest are catalogued on schedule evidence alone. The mix runs 1 sector under four hours, 3 of four to seven and 2 beyond seven.

The route mix at ABV splits into 1 short sector under four hours, 3 medium sectors of four to seven hours and 2 long-haul sectors beyond seven — a profile that tells you what the terminal is actually built around. 3 of the corridors here are flagged in our data as labour-migration or diaspora routes, where checked-baggage terms drive booking decisions more than schedule does.

Two codes, two uses. ABV is the IATA code you will see on a ticket, a baggage tag and a departure board, while DNAA is the ICAO code used in flight plans, NOTAMs and air-traffic filing. They are not interchangeable: IATA codes are reused across the world’s smaller fields and are the ones that cause mis-booking, which is why every corridor on this site is keyed on the pair of codes rather than a city name.

Airlines serving ABV

8 carriers appear on the ABV corridors catalogued here, 7 of them with a row in our carrier file, recording checked-baggage baselines from 23 kg to 46 kg, and 5 of those rows sit inside a global alliance (Star Alliance 2, SkyTeam 2, Oneworld 1). A blank cell means no recorded value, not a zero.

These carriers operate the ABV corridors catalogued on this site.

Alliance spread decides how easily a disruption at ABV gets fixed. With 2 Star Alliance carriers, 2 SkyTeam carriers, 1 Oneworld carrier on these corridors, a passenger stuck here can sometimes be reflowed onto a partner without a new ticket — but only within the same alliance, and only when the original ticket permits it. Between alliances, re-accommodation is a commercial favour rather than an entitlement.

Top routes from ABV

9/10 is the highest demand score on any ABV corridor in our catalogue — Lagos to Abuja (LOS–ABV), about 42 flights a week on W3. Demand score is this catalogue’s own 1-10 editorial rating across 6 corridors at ABV, not a passenger count from a civil-aviation authority.

Sorted by demand; the USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our cache has seen on the corridor across all carriers.

About 85% of the roughly 66 weekly departures catalogued at ABV sit on just three corridors. That concentration is why the airport’s overall size tells you nothing useful about your own flight: on the trunk routes a cancellation costs hours, while on the tail of the distribution the next departure can be several days out. Read the frequency column, not the terminal.

Corridors and typical fares from ABV

4 of the 6 ABV corridors carry a cached USD quote, the lowest at $395. Fares are quoted in USD across the whole site so corridors from different African markets stay comparable. Sector length drives the shape: 1 run under four hours, 3 four to seven and 2 beyond seven.

Most ABV corridors here serve diaspora and long-haul family travellers. The mix is 1 short intra-Africa hop (under 4 h), 3 medium Gulf-range sectors (4–7 h), 2 long-haul routes (over 7 h). 3 are labour-migration or diaspora corridors where extra-baggage allowances matter. USD fares vary by corridor — intra-Africa typically $400–900, Gulf hubs $500–1,200, long-haul $800–2,200; each per-route guide below carries live cached fares.

The shape of the fare curve follows the sector length. The 1 short corridor under four hours from ABV price like regional traffic and move mostly with the day of the week; the 2 long-haul corridors beyond seven hours move with season and school holidays, and can double between the cheapest and dearest month in our own cache. Mixing the two on one average would be meaningless, which is why every corridor page carries its own floor.

Direct flights from ABV — 5 destinations

5 catalogued routes are listed below for ABV, reaching 5 countries, led by United Kingdom, United States and United Arab Emirates. Our catalogue records 5 departure and 1 arrival corridors at ABV, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.

• ABV -> DXB
• ABV -> IAD
• ABV -> JED
• ABV -> JNB
• ABV -> LHR

Every entry leads to a corridor page with the same skeleton of facts: who flies it, how often, how long the nonstop sector is scheduled to take, how far apart the two airports actually are, and what our fare cache has recorded. Routing and carrier decide the trip; the fare only decides between equivalents.

The list covers this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable. We add corridors where there is a real audience among African travellers — diaspora, pilgrim, intra-Africa and business traffic — so a seasonal charter or a thin regional service out of Abuja may be missing even though it operates. A blank fare means no cached quote rather than no service.

Direct flights to ABV — 1 route

1 catalogued route is listed below for ABV, reaching 5 countries, led by United Kingdom, United States and United Arab Emirates. Our catalogue records 5 departure and 1 arrival corridors at ABV, each linking to a corridor guide with carriers, frequency, block time and any cached fare.

• LOS -> ABV

Every entry leads to a corridor page with the same skeleton of facts: who flies it, how often, how long the nonstop sector is scheduled to take, how far apart the two airports actually are, and what our fare cache has recorded. Routing and carrier decide the trip; the fare only decides between equivalents.

The list covers this site’s catalogue, not the airport’s timetable. We add corridors where there is a real audience among African travellers — diaspora, pilgrim, intra-Africa and business traffic — so a seasonal charter or a thin regional service out of Abuja may be missing even though it operates. A blank fare means no cached quote rather than no service.

FAQ

How is ABV airport connected? ABV (Abuja) connects to 5 destinations and is served by direct flights from 1 origin in our catalogue — see the full route list above.

What are the IATA and ICAO codes for ABV airport? The IATA code is ABV and the ICAO code is DNAA. The airport serves Abuja, Nigeria.

How can I check fares and schedules for routes through ABV? Each route in the list above links to a guide with live USD fares, weekly frequency and the airlines that operate it.

Which airlines fly from ABV? Carriers on ABV corridors catalogued here: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, UA, Emirates, Saudia, Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways, Arik Air. See the airlines table above for alliance and baggage.

What is the cheapest flight from ABV? In our fare cache the lowest market fare out of ABV is about $395 on Abuja–Dubai (ABV-DXB). Fares move with season — check live prices on the route guide.

Related

3 related pages follow. Each is linked because it shares an endpoint, a carrier, a country or an audience cluster with this one — the annotations say what each adds, so the ones that do not apply to your trip can be skipped.

• Flights to Nigeria — country landing page: 3 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
• Dubai airport (DXB) — Dubai International, United Arab Emirates: 0 catalogued departure corridors and 14 arrival corridors.
• Washington airport (IAD) — Dulles International, United States: 0 catalogued departure corridors and 6 arrival corridors.

Nothing above was chosen by keyword. The link set is derived from the route, carrier and airport files — a shared endpoint, a shared operator, a shared country or the same audience cluster is what puts a page on this list. That is why a link can point at a city you have no interest in and still be the useful one: it shares the airline.

Corridor pages carry the per-route detail — carriers, weekly frequency, scheduled block time, great-circle distance and whatever the fare cache holds. Airport pages carry the full catalogued route list at that field, the based hub carriers and the compensation regime of the country it sits in. Carrier pages carry the baggage baseline, alliance and the network as this catalogue records it.