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
Aero Contractors of Nigeria		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			FTS		1992	1995	Operated Boeing 727
Afrijet Airlines		6F	FRJ	AFRIJET	1998	2009
Afrimex					1994	2003	Operated Dornier 328^[6]
Air Atlantic Cargo			ANI	NIGALANTIC	1994	2000	Operated Boeing 707-320C^[7]
Air Midwest			VTY	VICTORY	2002	2010	Operated Boeing 737-500^[8]
Air Nigeria		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		F4	NBK	AL-AIR	1999	2005
Alheri Airlines					1987	1987	^[11]
Amako Air			OBK	AMAKO AIR	2002	2004	Operated Boeing 707^[12]
Amed Air			OBI	AMEDAIR	1994	1996	Operated Boeing 707^[13]
Arab Wings Nigeria					1981	1981	^[14]
Arax Airlines		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		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			BAL		1991	1992	Operated Boeing 737
Bellview Airlines		B3	BLV	BELLVIEW AIRLINES	1992	2010
Capital Airlines			NCP	CAPITAL SHUTTLE	2003	2010
Central Airlines					1980	1982
Chanchangi Airlines		5B	NCH	CHANGCHANGI	1994	2012
Chrome Air Service			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			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		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		OW	EXW	ECHOLINE	1993	2006	Rebranded as Nicon Airways
EAS Cargo Airlines		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			FRN	FIRST NATION	2010	2018
Flash Airlines			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		GR	NGS		1973	2000	Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707-320C^[44]
GAS Air Cargo		GR	NGS		1973	2000	Operated BAC 1-11, Boeing 707, Piper navajo^[45]
Hamsal Air		2H	MHL	HAMSAL	2008	2009
Hamzair			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					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		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		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		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		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		SO	OKS	SLOK GAMBIA	1996	2004	Reformed as Slok Air Gambia Limited
SMA Airlines			SMA	SESAME	1999	2000	Operated Boeing 727^[80]
Sosoliso Airlines		SO	OSL	SOSOLISO	1994	2006
Space World International Airlines			SPF	SPACE WORLD	2002	2007	Operated Boeing 737
Thames Air Services & Charter			TMQ	THAMES AIR	1993	1994	Operated Boeing 707^[81]
TAT Nigeria					2008	2009
Trans Sahara Air			SBJ		2001	2004	Operated Boeing 727, Douglas DC-10^[82]
Trans-Air Services			TSN		1992	1997	Operated Boeing 707-321C, Boeing 747-100, Boeing 747-200^[83]
Triax Airlines			TIX	TRIAX	1992	2000	Operated Boeing 727^[84]
United Air Express			AEU	UNITED EXPRESS	1994	1990s	Operated Fairchild F-27^[85]
United Air Service		SY	UHP	SIERRA YANKEE	1983	1987	Rebranded as EAS Cargo Airlines. Operated Boeing 707^[86]
Virgin Nigeria		VK	VGN	VIRGIN NIGERIA	2004	2009	Rebranded as Nigerian Eagle Airlines
West African Airways Corporation		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]

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