Bayelsa International Airport
Bayelsa International Airport (BIA) is a public international airport on Wilberforce Island near Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. IATA code: not assigned; ICAO code: DNBY. It is owned by the Bayelsa State Government and operated by Bayelsa Airport Company Limited, serving Yenagoa and the wider Bayelsa region. The airport has one runway (06/24) that is 3,700 meters (12,139 feet) long with an asphalt surface.
Construction began in 2012 under then-governor Henry Seriake Dickson. The first flight arrived on 14 February 2019, and the airport officially opened for operations on 10 February 2020. On 17 April 2021, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority granted approval for commercial flight operations.
Approximate coordinates: 4.959°N, 6.205°E.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 14:46 (CET).