List of defunct airlines of Nigeria

This is a list of defunct airlines of Nigeria.[1][2]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
ADC Airlines		Z7	ADK	ADCO	1984	2006
Aerocontractors Company of Nigeria		NU;AJ	NIG	ACN	1960	2002	renamed/merged to Aero Contractors
African International Airways					1971	1972
African Trans Air			FTS		1992	1995
Afrijet Airlines		6F	FRJ	AFRIJET	1998	2009
Afrimex					1994	2003
Air Atlantic Cargo			ANI		1994	1999
Air Nigeria		VK	ANP	NICON FLIERS	2010	2012
Albarka Air		F4	NBK	AL-AIR	1999	2005
Al-Dawood Air			LIE	AL-DAWOOD AIR	2001	2005
Amako Air			OBK		2002	2003
Amed Air			OBI		1994	1996
Arax Airlines		QY	RXA		1977	1988
Associated Aviation		SCD		ASSOCIATED	1996	2019
Axiom Air			EAN		2009	2011
Barnax Air					1991	1992
Bellview Airlines		B3	BLV	BELLVIEW AIRLINES	1992	2010
Capital Airlines			NCP		2003	2010
Central Airlines					1980	1982
Chanchangi Airlines		5B	NCH	CHANGCHANGI	1994	2012
Chrome Air Service			CHO	Chrome Air	1999	2006
Dasab Airlines			DSQ	Dasab Air	2001	2006
Earth Airlines			ERX		2001	2004
EAS Airlines		OW	EXW	ECHOLINE	1993	2006	Rebranded as Nicon Airways
EAS Cargo Airlines		HW	ESY		1987	1992	renamed/merged to EAS Airlines
Easy Link Aviation			FYE	FLY ME	2001	2007
First Nation Airways			FRN	FIRST NATION	2010	2018
Flash Airlines			FSH		1985	1995
Freedom Air Services			FFF	INTER FREEDOM	1998	2005
Fresh Air			FRR	Fresh Air	1999	2006
GAS Air Nigeria		GR	NGS		1973	2000
Hamsal Air		2H	MHL		2008	2009
Hamzair			HMZ	Nigeria Int'l Airservices	1983	1983
Harco Air Services			HCO		1992	1998
Hold-Trade Air					1991	2000
IAT Cargo				Int'l Air Tours of Nigeria	1985	1987
IAT Cargo Airlines			VGO	Int'l Air Tours	1994	1998
Intercontinental Airlines		VS	VVV		1978	1990
IRS Airlines		IS	LVB	SILVERBIRD	2002	2013
Kabo Air		QN;KO;N2;N9	QNK	Kabo Air Travels	1975	2016	Started operations in 4/1981. AOC renewed by government 5/07. Supsended operations in 2016, remaining assets seized in 3/17 by tax authorities.
Mangal Airlines			NGL		2006	2008	Rebranded as MaxAir (Nigeria)
Med-View Airline		MEV	VL	MED-VIEW	2007	2019
Merchant Express Aviation			MXX	MERCHANT		Prior to 2000
Meridian Airlines		HL	MHL		2004	2008
Nicon Airways		OW	EXW	NICON AIRWAYS	2006	2007
Nigeria Airways		WT	NGA	NIGERIA	1971	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
Okada Air		9H	OKJ	Okada Air	1982	2002
Overnight Cargo Nigeria			OCL		1992	1994
Pan African Airlines		PF			1961	2000
Premium Air Shuttle			EMI		1995	2006
Skypower Express Airways		NB	EAN	NIGERIA EXPRESS	1985	2007
Slok Air International		SO	OKS	SLOK GAMBIA	1996	2004	Reformed as Slok Air Gambia Limited
Sosoliso Airlines		SO	OSL	SOSOLISO	1994	2006
Space World International Airlines			SPF		2002	2006
TAT Nigeria
Trans Sahara Air			SBJ		2001	2004
Trans-Air Services			TSN		1992	1994
Triax Airlines			TIX		1992	2000
UAS Cargo		SY		United Air Services	1985	1987	Rebranded as EAS Cargo Airlines
Virgin Nigeria		VK	VGN		2004	2009	Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines
Wings Aviation			TWD	TRADEWINGS	2001	2012	Merged into JedAir

See also

• List of airlines of Nigeria

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
2. "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.