Nigeria Airways Flight 2120

Flight which crashed shortly after takeoff on 11 July 1991
Event aviation_accident Q2634895
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Nigeria Airways Flight 2120

Summary

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,563 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is in the country of Saudi Arabia[3].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-8-61[5].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is operated by Nolisair[6].
  • The location of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 was King Abdulaziz International Airport[7].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's Commons category is recorded as Nigeria Airways Flight 2120[8].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's aircraft registration is recorded as C-GMXQ[9].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 took place on July 11, 1991[10].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 21.636888888889, 'lon': 39.173194444444}[11].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 resulted in {'amount': '+261'} deaths[12].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's depicted by is recorded as Under Pressure[13].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's start point is recorded as King Abdulaziz International Airport[14].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's destination point is recorded as Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport[15].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[16].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's vessel is recorded as Douglas DC-8[17].
  • Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's flight number is recorded as NG 2120[18].

Body

When and Where

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 occurred on July 11, 1991[10]. It took place at King Abdulaziz International Airport[7]. It is in the country of Saudi Arabia[3].

Context

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Outcome and Impact

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 resulted in {'amount': '+261'} deaths[12].

Why It Matters

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 ranks in the top 9% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,563 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Aviation Safety Network. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of survivors {'amount': '+0'}
    Vessel Douglas DC-8
    Number of deaths {'amount': '+261'}
    Coordinate location {'lat': 21.636888888889, 'lon': 39.173194444444}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:پرواز ۲۱۲۰ نیجریه ایرویز]]"
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