This is a list of defunct airlines of Nigeria. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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ADC Airlines |
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Z7 | ADK | ADCO | 1984 | 2006 | |
Aero Contractors of Nigeria |
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NG | NIG | 1960 | 2002 | Renamed to Aero Contractors [3] | |
African Chartered Services | AFY | AFRICA CHARTERED | 2005 | 2005 | [4] | ||
African International Airway | 1971 | 1972 | Operated Bristol Britannia [5] | ||||
African Trans Air |
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FTS | 1992 | 1995 | Operated Boeing 727 | ||
Afrijet Airlines |
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6F | FRJ | AFRIJET | 1998 | 2009 | |
Afrimex | 1994 | 2003 | Operated Dornier 328 [6] | ||||
Air Atlantic Cargo |
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ANI | NIGALANTIC | 1994 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 707-320C [7] | |
Air Midwest |
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VTY | VICTORY | 2002 | 2010 | Operated Boeing 737-500 [8] | |
Air Nigeria |
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VK | ANP | NICON FLIERS | 2010 | 2012 | |
Air Vanni | 1978 | 1978 | [9] | ||||
Airstream Aviation | 2013 | 2017 | Operated Boeing 737-400 [10] | ||||
Al-Dawood Air | LIE | AL-DAWOOD AIR | 2001 | 2005 | |||
Albarka Air |
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F4 | NBK | AL-AIR | 1999 | 2005 | |
Alheri Airlines | 1987 | 1987 | [11] | ||||
Amako Air | OBK | AMAKO AIR | 2002 | 2004 | Operated Boeing 707 [12] | ||
Amed Air |
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OBI | AMEDAIR | 1994 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 707 [13] | |
Arab Wings Nigeria | 1981 | 1981 | [14] | ||||
Arax Airlines |
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QY | RXA | 1977 | 1988 | Operated Beech C-45 Expeditor, Douglas C-47, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-8, Grumman Widgeon, Tupolev Tu-154 [15] | |
Associated Aviation |
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SCD | ASSOCIATED | 1996 | 2019 | ||
Axiom Air | EAN | 2009 | 2011 | ||||
Bako Air | OGJ | 2004 | 2006 | [16] | |||
Bakoji Airlines Services | OGJ | BAKO AIR | 1999 | 2000 | Operated Tupolev Tu-134 [17] | ||
Barnax Air |
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BAL | 1991 | 1992 | Operated Boeing 737 | ||
Bellview Airlines |
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B3 | BLV | BELLVIEW AIRLINES | 1992 | 2010 | |
Capital Airlines |
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NCP | CAPITAL SHUTTLE | 2003 | 2010 | ||
Central Airlines | 1980 | 1982 | |||||
Chanchangi Airlines |
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5B | NCH | CHANGCHANGI | 1994 | 2012 | |
Chrome Air Service |
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CHO | CHROME AIR | 1999 | 2006 | ||
City Link Airlines | CRG | COURAGE | 1993 | 1996 | [18] | ||
Concord Airlines | CND | AIR CONCORD | 1986 | 1990s | Operated BAe 125, Fairchild F-27, FH-227 [19] | ||
Dala Air Services | DLR | DALA AIR | 2000 | 2001 | [20] | ||
Das Air | 2004 | 2006 | [21] | ||||
Dasab Airlines |
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DSQ | Dasab Air | 2001 | 2006 | ||
Delta Air Charter | 1969 | 1977 | Operated Cessna 180, Cessna 180, Douglas DC-3, Piper PA-23, Piper PA-21, Piaggio P.166 [22] | ||||
Discovery Air |
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DO | DCV | DISCOVERYJET | 2014 | 2015 | Operated Boeing 737-300 [23] |
Dominion Air | DAC | DOMINION AIR | 2013 | 2013 | [24] | ||
Earth Airlines | ERX | EART AIR | 2002 | 2007 | [25] | ||
EAS Airlines |
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OW | EXW | ECHOLINE | 1993 | 2006 | Rebranded as Nicon Airways |
EAS Cargo Airlines |
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HW | ESY | 1987 | 1992 | Renamed to EAS Airlines [26] | |
EAS Executive Aviation Services | 2007 | 2009 | [27] | ||||
Easy Link Aviation | FYE | FLY ME | 2001 | 2007 | |||
Eco Air | ECQ | SKYBRIDGE | 2004 | 2004 | [28] | ||
Elders Colonial Airways | 1935 | 1940 | Operated Short Scion Senior [29] | ||||
Embassy Airlines | EAM | EMBASSY AIR | ? | ? | [30] | ||
Emma-Nik Aviation Service | EMM | EMMANIKAIR | 1999 | 2000 | Revoked AOC [31] | ||
Executive Airlines Services | 1993 | 2004 | Revoked AOC [32] | ||||
Executive Jet Services | 2005 | 2020 | [33] | ||||
Express Airways Nigeria | 1985 | 2007 | Assets taken over by Sky Power Express. Operated Embraer Bandeirante [34] | ||||
Falcon Airline | FAU | FALCON AIRLINE | ? | ? | [35] | ||
Fassey Aviation | FSY | 1994 | 1998 | Operated BAC 1-11 [36] | |||
Fayban Air Services | FAY | FAYBAN AIR | 1990s | 1990s | Operated Boeing 727 [37] | ||
Fezel Air | 1993 | 1995 | [38] | ||||
First Nation Airways |
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FRN | FIRST NATION | 2010 | 2018 | ||
Flash Airlines |
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FSH | 1985 | 1996 | Cargo carrier. Operated Douglas DC-8-50F [39] | ||
Fleet Air Nigeria | 2005 | 2006 | Merged with EAS Airlines to form Nicon Airways [40] | ||||
Fly For Value Aviation | FVJ | VALUJET | ? | ? | [41] | ||
Foremost Aviation | FMA | FOREMOST | 1992 | 1994 | [42] | ||
Freedom Air Services | FFF | INTER FREEDOM | 1998 | 2005 | |||
Fresh Air | FRR | FRESH AIR | 1999 | 2006 | |||
Galaxy Airways | GXY | GAZELLE | 1988 | 1988 | [43] | ||
GAS Air Nigeria |
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GR | NGS | 1973 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707-320C [44] | |
GAS Air Cargo |
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GR | NGS | 1973 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Piper navajo [45] | |
Hamsal Air | 2H | MHL | HAMSAL | 2008 | 2009 | ||
Hamzair |
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HMZ | 1983 | 1983 | Operated Douglas DC-8 | ||
Harka Air Services | HAK | 1994 | 2001 | Established as Harco Air Services. Operated Tupolev Tu-134 [46] | |||
Harco Air Services | HCO | 1992 | 1994 | Rebranded Harca Air Services [47] | |||
Havilah Air Services | HAV | HAVILAH | 1990s | 1999 | AOC revoked [48] | ||
Hold-Trade Air |
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1991 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11 [49] | |||
IAT Cargo | 1985 | 1987 | |||||
IAT Cargo | VGO | VIRGO | 1994 | 1999 | Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 [50] | ||
Intercontinental Airlines | VS | VVV | VICTOR SIERRA | 1978 | 1990 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 [51] | |
Interstate Airlines | IAE | INTERSTATE | 1990s | 1990s | Operated Douglas DC-9 [52] | ||
IRS Airlines | IS | LVB | SILVERBIRD | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Jambo Airlines | 1986 | 1987 | Operated HS 748 [53] | ||||
Kabo Air |
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N9 | QNK | KABO | 1981 | 2016 | |
Kabu Air Cargo | 1992 | 1992 | Operated Boeing 707 [54] | ||||
Kati Air | KTI | 1983 | 1997 | Operated Boeing 707 [55] | |||
Kenuz Airlines | KNS | KENUZ | 1990s | 1990s | [56] | ||
Knights Airlines | KGT | KNIGHT-LINER | 2005 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Douglas DC-10, Lockheed Tristar [57] | ||
Koda Air | OYE | KODA AIR | 2001 | 2005 | Operated Boeing 707 [58] | ||
Kolkol Airlines | KKL | 1994 | 2000 | Operated Antonov An-24, Tupolev Tu-134, Yak-40 [59] | |||
Maina Air | MNI | MAINA AIR | 1994 | 1999 | [60] | ||
Mangal Airlines | NGL | 2006 | 2008 | Rebranded Max Air [61] | |||
Med-View Airline |
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VL | MEV | MED-VIEW | 2007 | 2019 | |
Merchant Express Aviation | MXX | MERCHANT | Prior to 2000 | ||||
Meridian Airlines | HL | MHL | HASSIMAIR | 2004 | 2014 | [62] | |
Millennium Air | MLK | NIGERJET | 2003 | 2006 | Renamed to Emirate Touch Aviation. Operated Let Turbolet [63] | ||
Nexus Aviation | NXS | NEXUS AVIATION | 2003 | 2003 | AOC suspended [64] | ||
Nicon Airways | NCN | NICON AIRWAYS | 2006 | 2007 | |||
Nigeria Air Services | 1946 | 1947 | [65] | ||||
Nigeria Airways |
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WT | NGA | NIGERIA | 1958 | 2003 | |
Nigeria One | 2013 | 2013 | Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle | ||||
Nigerian Eagle Airlines | VK | VGN | 2009 | 2010 | Rebranded as Air Nigeria | ||
Nigerian Global Aviation | NGI | 2003 | 2003 | ||||
Nigerian Trade Wings | 1978 | 1979 | Operated Douglas C-47, Douglas C-54, Douglas C-118 [66] | ||||
North-East Airlines | NEN | NORTHEAST SWAN | 1994 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 727 [67] | ||
Okada Air |
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9H | OKJ | OKADA AIR | 1982 | 2002 | |
Onedot Aviation | 2003 | 2008 | [68] | ||||
Oriental Airlines | OAC | ORIENTAL AIR | 1990 | 2003 | Operated BAC 1-11, Let Turbolet [69] | ||
Overnight Cargo Nigeria | OCL | 1992 | 1994 | Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8-50 [70] | |||
Pan Nnannah Airways | 2000 | 2000 | Nigerian Civil Aviation Authourity (NCAA) Withdrew Their Air Transport License in 2000 | ||||
Pan African Airlines | PF | 1961 | 2000 | ||||
PMAS Regional Airlines | 1987 | 1995 | Renamed to DANA Dornier Aviation Nigeria. Operated Dornier Do 28, Dornier Do 228, Dornier Do 328 [71] | ||||
Premium Air Shuttle | EMI | BLUE SHUTTLE | 1995 | 2006 | Operated Boeing 737, Yak-40 [72] | ||
Prime Air Services | PML | PRIME NIGERIA | 2000 | 2016 | [73] | ||
RN Cargo | 1980s | 1983 | Operated Boeing 707 [74] | ||||
Routair Aviation | RUT | ROUTAIR | 1994 | 1999 | Operated Boeing 707 [75] | ||
Savanah Airlines | SNI | SAVANHLINE | 2001 | 2003 | Operated Antonov An-12, BAC 1-11, Boeing 727 [76] | ||
Sky Air Cargo | 1985 | 1990 | [77] | ||||
Sky Executive Airlines | SXC | SKY EXEC | 2001 | 2003 | Operated Let Turbolet [78] | ||
Skyline | SMT | SKYLIMIT | 2001 | 2003 | Operated DHC-7 [79] | ||
Skypower Express Airways | NB | EAN | NIGERIA EXPRESS | 1985 | 2007 | ||
Slok Air International |
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SO | OKS | SLOK GAMBIA | 1996 | 2004 | Reformed as Slok Air Gambia Limited |
SMA Airlines | SMA | SESAME | 1999 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 727 [80] | ||
Sosoliso Airlines |
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SO | OSL | SOSOLISO | 1994 | 2006 | |
Space World International Airlines |
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SPF | SPACE WORLD | 2002 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 737 | |
Thames Air Services & Charter | TMQ | THAMES AIR | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Boeing 707 [81] | ||
TAT Nigeria |
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2008 | 2009 | ||||
Trans Sahara Air | SBJ | 2001 | 2004 | Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10 [82] | |||
Trans-Air Services |
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TSN | 1992 | 1997 | Operated Boeing 707-321C, Boeing 747-100, Boeing 747-200 [83] | ||
Triax Airlines |
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TIX | TRIAX | 1992 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 727 [84] | |
United Air Express | AEU | UNITED EXPRESS | 1994 | 1990s | Operated Fairchild F-27 [85] | ||
United Air Service |
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SY | UHP | SIERRA YANKEE | 1983 | 1987 | Rebranded as EAS Cargo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707 [86] |
Virgin Nigeria |
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VK | VGN | VIRGIN NIGERIA | 2004 | 2009 | Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines |
West African Airways Corporation |
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WT | 1947 | 1952 | Operated Boeing Stratocruiser [87] | ||
West African Airways Corporation Nigeria | NGA | NIGERIA | 1958 | 1961 | Renamed to Nigeria Airways [88] | ||
Wings Aviation | TWD | TRADEWINGS | 2001 | 2012 | Merged into JedAir | ||
Yvic Air | VYC | 1992 | 1997 | [89] | |||
Zenith Air | NZE | ZENITH AIR | 1992 | 1993 | Operated Antonov An-12, Douglas DC-9 [90] |
This is a list of defunct airlines of Nigeria. [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes |
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ADC Airlines |
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Z7 | ADK | ADCO | 1984 | 2006 | |
Aero Contractors of Nigeria |
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NG | NIG | 1960 | 2002 | Renamed to Aero Contractors [3] | |
African Chartered Services | AFY | AFRICA CHARTERED | 2005 | 2005 | [4] | ||
African International Airway | 1971 | 1972 | Operated Bristol Britannia [5] | ||||
African Trans Air |
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FTS | 1992 | 1995 | Operated Boeing 727 | ||
Afrijet Airlines |
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6F | FRJ | AFRIJET | 1998 | 2009 | |
Afrimex | 1994 | 2003 | Operated Dornier 328 [6] | ||||
Air Atlantic Cargo |
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ANI | NIGALANTIC | 1994 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 707-320C [7] | |
Air Midwest |
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VTY | VICTORY | 2002 | 2010 | Operated Boeing 737-500 [8] | |
Air Nigeria |
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VK | ANP | NICON FLIERS | 2010 | 2012 | |
Air Vanni | 1978 | 1978 | [9] | ||||
Airstream Aviation | 2013 | 2017 | Operated Boeing 737-400 [10] | ||||
Al-Dawood Air | LIE | AL-DAWOOD AIR | 2001 | 2005 | |||
Albarka Air |
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F4 | NBK | AL-AIR | 1999 | 2005 | |
Alheri Airlines | 1987 | 1987 | [11] | ||||
Amako Air | OBK | AMAKO AIR | 2002 | 2004 | Operated Boeing 707 [12] | ||
Amed Air |
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OBI | AMEDAIR | 1994 | 1996 | Operated Boeing 707 [13] | |
Arab Wings Nigeria | 1981 | 1981 | [14] | ||||
Arax Airlines |
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QY | RXA | 1977 | 1988 | Operated Beech C-45 Expeditor, Douglas C-47, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-8, Grumman Widgeon, Tupolev Tu-154 [15] | |
Associated Aviation |
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SCD | ASSOCIATED | 1996 | 2019 | ||
Axiom Air | EAN | 2009 | 2011 | ||||
Bako Air | OGJ | 2004 | 2006 | [16] | |||
Bakoji Airlines Services | OGJ | BAKO AIR | 1999 | 2000 | Operated Tupolev Tu-134 [17] | ||
Barnax Air |
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BAL | 1991 | 1992 | Operated Boeing 737 | ||
Bellview Airlines |
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B3 | BLV | BELLVIEW AIRLINES | 1992 | 2010 | |
Capital Airlines |
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NCP | CAPITAL SHUTTLE | 2003 | 2010 | ||
Central Airlines | 1980 | 1982 | |||||
Chanchangi Airlines |
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5B | NCH | CHANGCHANGI | 1994 | 2012 | |
Chrome Air Service |
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CHO | CHROME AIR | 1999 | 2006 | ||
City Link Airlines | CRG | COURAGE | 1993 | 1996 | [18] | ||
Concord Airlines | CND | AIR CONCORD | 1986 | 1990s | Operated BAe 125, Fairchild F-27, FH-227 [19] | ||
Dala Air Services | DLR | DALA AIR | 2000 | 2001 | [20] | ||
Das Air | 2004 | 2006 | [21] | ||||
Dasab Airlines |
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DSQ | Dasab Air | 2001 | 2006 | ||
Delta Air Charter | 1969 | 1977 | Operated Cessna 180, Cessna 180, Douglas DC-3, Piper PA-23, Piper PA-21, Piaggio P.166 [22] | ||||
Discovery Air |
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DO | DCV | DISCOVERYJET | 2014 | 2015 | Operated Boeing 737-300 [23] |
Dominion Air | DAC | DOMINION AIR | 2013 | 2013 | [24] | ||
Earth Airlines | ERX | EART AIR | 2002 | 2007 | [25] | ||
EAS Airlines |
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OW | EXW | ECHOLINE | 1993 | 2006 | Rebranded as Nicon Airways |
EAS Cargo Airlines |
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HW | ESY | 1987 | 1992 | Renamed to EAS Airlines [26] | |
EAS Executive Aviation Services | 2007 | 2009 | [27] | ||||
Easy Link Aviation | FYE | FLY ME | 2001 | 2007 | |||
Eco Air | ECQ | SKYBRIDGE | 2004 | 2004 | [28] | ||
Elders Colonial Airways | 1935 | 1940 | Operated Short Scion Senior [29] | ||||
Embassy Airlines | EAM | EMBASSY AIR | ? | ? | [30] | ||
Emma-Nik Aviation Service | EMM | EMMANIKAIR | 1999 | 2000 | Revoked AOC [31] | ||
Executive Airlines Services | 1993 | 2004 | Revoked AOC [32] | ||||
Executive Jet Services | 2005 | 2020 | [33] | ||||
Express Airways Nigeria | 1985 | 2007 | Assets taken over by Sky Power Express. Operated Embraer Bandeirante [34] | ||||
Falcon Airline | FAU | FALCON AIRLINE | ? | ? | [35] | ||
Fassey Aviation | FSY | 1994 | 1998 | Operated BAC 1-11 [36] | |||
Fayban Air Services | FAY | FAYBAN AIR | 1990s | 1990s | Operated Boeing 727 [37] | ||
Fezel Air | 1993 | 1995 | [38] | ||||
First Nation Airways |
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FRN | FIRST NATION | 2010 | 2018 | ||
Flash Airlines |
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FSH | 1985 | 1996 | Cargo carrier. Operated Douglas DC-8-50F [39] | ||
Fleet Air Nigeria | 2005 | 2006 | Merged with EAS Airlines to form Nicon Airways [40] | ||||
Fly For Value Aviation | FVJ | VALUJET | ? | ? | [41] | ||
Foremost Aviation | FMA | FOREMOST | 1992 | 1994 | [42] | ||
Freedom Air Services | FFF | INTER FREEDOM | 1998 | 2005 | |||
Fresh Air | FRR | FRESH AIR | 1999 | 2006 | |||
Galaxy Airways | GXY | GAZELLE | 1988 | 1988 | [43] | ||
GAS Air Nigeria |
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GR | NGS | 1973 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707-320C [44] | |
GAS Air Cargo |
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GR | NGS | 1973 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Piper navajo [45] | |
Hamsal Air | 2H | MHL | HAMSAL | 2008 | 2009 | ||
Hamzair |
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HMZ | 1983 | 1983 | Operated Douglas DC-8 | ||
Harka Air Services | HAK | 1994 | 2001 | Established as Harco Air Services. Operated Tupolev Tu-134 [46] | |||
Harco Air Services | HCO | 1992 | 1994 | Rebranded Harca Air Services [47] | |||
Havilah Air Services | HAV | HAVILAH | 1990s | 1999 | AOC revoked [48] | ||
Hold-Trade Air |
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1991 | 2000 | Operated BAC 1-11 [49] | |||
IAT Cargo | 1985 | 1987 | |||||
IAT Cargo | VGO | VIRGO | 1994 | 1999 | Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 [50] | ||
Intercontinental Airlines | VS | VVV | VICTOR SIERRA | 1978 | 1990 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 [51] | |
Interstate Airlines | IAE | INTERSTATE | 1990s | 1990s | Operated Douglas DC-9 [52] | ||
IRS Airlines | IS | LVB | SILVERBIRD | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Jambo Airlines | 1986 | 1987 | Operated HS 748 [53] | ||||
Kabo Air |
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N9 | QNK | KABO | 1981 | 2016 | |
Kabu Air Cargo | 1992 | 1992 | Operated Boeing 707 [54] | ||||
Kati Air | KTI | 1983 | 1997 | Operated Boeing 707 [55] | |||
Kenuz Airlines | KNS | KENUZ | 1990s | 1990s | [56] | ||
Knights Airlines | KGT | KNIGHT-LINER | 2005 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Douglas DC-10, Lockheed Tristar [57] | ||
Koda Air | OYE | KODA AIR | 2001 | 2005 | Operated Boeing 707 [58] | ||
Kolkol Airlines | KKL | 1994 | 2000 | Operated Antonov An-24, Tupolev Tu-134, Yak-40 [59] | |||
Maina Air | MNI | MAINA AIR | 1994 | 1999 | [60] | ||
Mangal Airlines | NGL | 2006 | 2008 | Rebranded Max Air [61] | |||
Med-View Airline |
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VL | MEV | MED-VIEW | 2007 | 2019 | |
Merchant Express Aviation | MXX | MERCHANT | Prior to 2000 | ||||
Meridian Airlines | HL | MHL | HASSIMAIR | 2004 | 2014 | [62] | |
Millennium Air | MLK | NIGERJET | 2003 | 2006 | Renamed to Emirate Touch Aviation. Operated Let Turbolet [63] | ||
Nexus Aviation | NXS | NEXUS AVIATION | 2003 | 2003 | AOC suspended [64] | ||
Nicon Airways | NCN | NICON AIRWAYS | 2006 | 2007 | |||
Nigeria Air Services | 1946 | 1947 | [65] | ||||
Nigeria Airways |
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WT | NGA | NIGERIA | 1958 | 2003 | |
Nigeria One | 2013 | 2013 | Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle | ||||
Nigerian Eagle Airlines | VK | VGN | 2009 | 2010 | Rebranded as Air Nigeria | ||
Nigerian Global Aviation | NGI | 2003 | 2003 | ||||
Nigerian Trade Wings | 1978 | 1979 | Operated Douglas C-47, Douglas C-54, Douglas C-118 [66] | ||||
North-East Airlines | NEN | NORTHEAST SWAN | 1994 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 727 [67] | ||
Okada Air |
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9H | OKJ | OKADA AIR | 1982 | 2002 | |
Onedot Aviation | 2003 | 2008 | [68] | ||||
Oriental Airlines | OAC | ORIENTAL AIR | 1990 | 2003 | Operated BAC 1-11, Let Turbolet [69] | ||
Overnight Cargo Nigeria | OCL | 1992 | 1994 | Operated Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8-50 [70] | |||
Pan Nnannah Airways | 2000 | 2000 | Nigerian Civil Aviation Authourity (NCAA) Withdrew Their Air Transport License in 2000 | ||||
Pan African Airlines | PF | 1961 | 2000 | ||||
PMAS Regional Airlines | 1987 | 1995 | Renamed to DANA Dornier Aviation Nigeria. Operated Dornier Do 28, Dornier Do 228, Dornier Do 328 [71] | ||||
Premium Air Shuttle | EMI | BLUE SHUTTLE | 1995 | 2006 | Operated Boeing 737, Yak-40 [72] | ||
Prime Air Services | PML | PRIME NIGERIA | 2000 | 2016 | [73] | ||
RN Cargo | 1980s | 1983 | Operated Boeing 707 [74] | ||||
Routair Aviation | RUT | ROUTAIR | 1994 | 1999 | Operated Boeing 707 [75] | ||
Savanah Airlines | SNI | SAVANHLINE | 2001 | 2003 | Operated Antonov An-12, BAC 1-11, Boeing 727 [76] | ||
Sky Air Cargo | 1985 | 1990 | [77] | ||||
Sky Executive Airlines | SXC | SKY EXEC | 2001 | 2003 | Operated Let Turbolet [78] | ||
Skyline | SMT | SKYLIMIT | 2001 | 2003 | Operated DHC-7 [79] | ||
Skypower Express Airways | NB | EAN | NIGERIA EXPRESS | 1985 | 2007 | ||
Slok Air International |
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SO | OKS | SLOK GAMBIA | 1996 | 2004 | Reformed as Slok Air Gambia Limited |
SMA Airlines | SMA | SESAME | 1999 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 727 [80] | ||
Sosoliso Airlines |
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SO | OSL | SOSOLISO | 1994 | 2006 | |
Space World International Airlines |
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SPF | SPACE WORLD | 2002 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 737 | |
Thames Air Services & Charter | TMQ | THAMES AIR | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Boeing 707 [81] | ||
TAT Nigeria |
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2008 | 2009 | ||||
Trans Sahara Air | SBJ | 2001 | 2004 | Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10 [82] | |||
Trans-Air Services |
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TSN | 1992 | 1997 | Operated Boeing 707-321C, Boeing 747-100, Boeing 747-200 [83] | ||
Triax Airlines |
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TIX | TRIAX | 1992 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 727 [84] | |
United Air Express | AEU | UNITED EXPRESS | 1994 | 1990s | Operated Fairchild F-27 [85] | ||
United Air Service |
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SY | UHP | SIERRA YANKEE | 1983 | 1987 | Rebranded as EAS Cargo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707 [86] |
Virgin Nigeria |
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VK | VGN | VIRGIN NIGERIA | 2004 | 2009 | Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines |
West African Airways Corporation |
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WT | 1947 | 1952 | Operated Boeing Stratocruiser [87] | ||
West African Airways Corporation Nigeria | NGA | NIGERIA | 1958 | 1961 | Renamed to Nigeria Airways [88] | ||
Wings Aviation | TWD | TRADEWINGS | 2001 | 2012 | Merged into JedAir | ||
Yvic Air | VYC | 1992 | 1997 | [89] | |||
Zenith Air | NZE | ZENITH AIR | 1992 | 1993 | Operated Antonov An-12, Douglas DC-9 [90] |