The Aviation sector in Nigeria is a very sensitive sector especially when news circulates about one airline operator or another having an issue. Therefore people try to look for alternatives by searching for a commercial airlines when traveling either for business or pleasure.
Most people do not know the airlines in Nigeria that have Air Operator Certificate which is issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nigeria.
This article would attempt to list out the Airline Operators in Nigeria and their current status at 2015 as stated by wikipedia.
The list below shows each Airline Operator’s Name, its Main Base and Current status.
| Airline | Main Base |
Status |
| Aero Contractors | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| Air Peace | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |
| Allied Air | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| Arik Air | Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |
| Associated Aviation | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| Azman Air | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport | |
| Chanchangi Airlines | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | Inactive |
| Dana Air | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| Discovery Air | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | Inactive |
| Dornier Aviation Nigeria | Kaduna Airport | |
| First Nation Airways | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| IRS Airlines | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | Inactive |
| Kabo Air | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport | |
| Max Air | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| Med-View Airline | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | |
| Overland Airways | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | |
| TAT Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport |
