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JOS to ILR: distance & flight time
Jos (Yakubu Gowon Airport) → Ilorin (Ilorin International Airport)
310 mi
499 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- JOS — Yakubu Gowon Airport · Jos, Nigeria
- ILR — Ilorin International Airport · Ilorin, Nigeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JOS
- BCU · Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport83 mi away
- ABV · Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport118 mi away
- KAD · Kaduna Airport128 mi away
- ZAR · Zaria Airport131 mi away
Near ILR
- IBA · Ibadan Airport82 mi away
- AKR · Akure Airport99 mi away
- PKO · Parakou Airport143 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JOS from ILR?
The flight distance from Jos (JOS) to Ilorin (ILR) is 310 miles (499 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JOS to ILR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from JOS to ILR?
Nonstop service on JOS–ILR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JOS to ILR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JOS–ILR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some JOS to ILR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain JOS–ILR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.