# List of Nigeria Airways destinations

Nigeria Airways was founded on 23 August 1958.$^{:51}$ It succeeded the folded West African Airways Corporation (WAAC), and was initially named WAAC Nigeria. The company took over the WAAC assets and liabilities and started operations on 1 October 1958. In association with Pan American Airways (PAA), the Lagos–New York City route was opened in October 1964 using PAA's DC-8 and Boeing 707 aircraft.
WAAC Nigeria changed its name to Nigeria Airways in 1971. The carrier was wholly owned by the Government of Nigeria for almost its entire life. The airline ceased operations in 2003.

## List

Following is a list of destinations Nigeria Airways flew to all through its history as part of its scheduled services. The list includes the name of each city served, the country name, and the name of the airport served along with both its associated International Air Transport Association three-letter code (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization four-letter code (ICAO airport code). Airline hubs and focus cities, as well as destinations served at the time of closure, are also marked.
| $^†$ | Hub |
| $^‡$ | Focus city |
| $^#$ | Destination served at the time of closure |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
| Abidjan | Côte d'Ivoire | ABJ | DIAP | Port Bouet Airport $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Abuja | Nigeria | ABV | DNAA | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Accra | Ghana | ACC | DGAA | Kotoka International Airport | |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | AMS | EHAM | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | |
| Athens | Greece | ATH | LGAT | Ellinikon International Airport | |
| Banjul | Gambia | BJL | GBYD | Yundum International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Barcelona | Spain | BCN | LEBL | El Prat Airport | |
| Beirut | Lebanon | BEY | OLBA | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | |
| Benin | Nigeria | BNI | DNBE | Benin Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Brussels | Belgium | BRU | EBBR | Zaventem Airport | |
| Calabar | Nigeria | CBQ | DNCA | Margaret Ekpo International Airport | |
| Cologne | Germany | CGN | EDDK | Cologne Bonn Airport | |
| Conakry | Guinea | CKY | GUCY | Conakry International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Cotonou | Benin | COO | DBBB | Cadjehoun Airport | |
| Dakar | Senegal | DKR | GOOY | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Douala | Cameroon | DLA | FKKD | Douala International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB | OMDB | Dubai International Airport $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Enugu | Nigeria | ENU | DNEN | Akanu Ibiam International Airport | |
| Frankfurt | Germany | FRA | EDDF | Frankfurt am Main Airport | |
| Freetown | Sierra Leone | FNA | GFLL | Lungi International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Geneva | Switzerland | GVA | LSGG | Cointrin Airport | |
| Gusau | Nigeria | QUS | DNGU | Gusau Airport | |
| Ibadan | Nigeria | IBA | DNIB | Ibadan Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Ilorin | Nigeria | ILR | DNIL | Ilorin International Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED | OEJN | King Abdulaziz International Airport $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | JNB | FAJS | OR Tambo International Airport | |
| Jos | Nigeria | JOS | DNJO | Yakubu Gowon Airport | |
| Kaduna | Nigeria | KAD | DNKA | Kaduna Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Kano | Nigeria | KAN | DNKN | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport $^‡$ $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Karachi | Pakistan | KHI | OPKC | Jinnah International Airport | |
| Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | FIH | FZAA | N'djili Airport | |
| Lagos | Nigeria | LOS | DNMM | Murtala Muhammed International Airport $^†$ $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Libreville | Gabon | LBV | FOOL | Libreville International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Lomé | Togo | LFW | DXXX | Lomé-Tokoin Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| London | United Kingdom | LGW | EGKK | Gatwick Airport $^#$ | |
| London | United Kingdom | LHR | EGLL | Heathrow Airport $^#$ | $^{:51}$$^{:VIII}$ |
| Luanda | Angola | LAD | FNLU | Quatro de Fevereiro Airport | |
| Lusaka | Zambia | LUN | FLLS | Lusaka International Airport | |
| Madrid | Spain | MAD | LEMD | Barajas Airport | |
| Maiduguri | Nigeria | MIU | DNMA | Maiduguri International Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Makurdi | Nigeria | MDI | DNMK | Makurdi Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Monrovia | Liberia | ROB | GLRB | Roberts International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Nairobi | Kenya | NBO | HKJK | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| New York | United States | JFK | KJFK | John F. Kennedy International Airport $^#$ | $^{:51}$$^{:VIII}$ |
| Niamey | Niger | NIM | DRRN | Diori Hamani International Airport | $^{:VIII}$ |
| Port Harcourt | Nigeria | PHC | DNPO | Port Harcourt International Airport $^‡$ $^#$ | $^{:51}$ |
| Rome | Italy | FCO | LIRF | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport | |
| Sokoto | Nigeria | SKO | DNSO | Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport | $^{:IV}$ |
| Tiko | Cameroon | TKC | FKKC | Tiko Airport | |
| Yola | Nigeria | YOL | DNYO | Yola Airport | |
| Zürich | Switzerland | ZRH | LSZH | Kloten Airport | |