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Yakubu Gowon Airport

domestic airport serving Jos, Nigeria
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Summary

Yakubu Gowon Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yakubu Gowon Airport is located in Riyom[3].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as JOS[7].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as DNJO[8].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 9.6397222222222, 'longitude': 8.8688888888889}[9].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Jos[10].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's short name is recorded as Jos[11].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's short name is recorded as Jos[12].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4232'}[13].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 9.63983, 'longitude': 8.86905}[14].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+58990'}[15].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+62570'}[16].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5143'}[17].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5156'}[18].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5887'}[19].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6632'}[20].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7079'}[21].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6227'}[22].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+5995'}[23].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6866'}[24].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7704'}[25].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6385'}[26].
  • Yakubu Gowon Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6388'}[27].

Body

Geography

Yakubu Gowon Airport is in the country of Nigeria[4]. It is located in Riyom[3].

Physical Characteristics

Yakubu Gowon Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4232'}[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

Yakubu Gowon Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (116 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 9.63983, 'longitude': 8.86905}
    Place served by transport hub → Jos
    Patronage → {'amount': '+58990'}, {'amount': '+62570'}, {'amount': '+5143'} +12
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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