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Three Hubs Carry 80% of Nigeria's Passenger Traffic, Exposing Infrastructure Imbalances

Nigeria's aviation sector faces stark operational concentration, with just three of the country's 22 federal airports accounting for 80 percent of total passenger traffic. The disparity highlights an uphill fiscal challenge for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria as it seeks to maintain underutilized regional terminals while funding critical hub expansions.

Tribune Online·October 22, 2026AI-curated

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed that three of the 22 airports under its management account for approximately 80 percent of the country’s air traffic, highlighting the challenge of balancing infrastructure investment between high-volume aviation hubs

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