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YOL to AKR: distance & flight time
Yola (Yola Airport) → Akure (Akure Airport)
507 mi
816 km · 440 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
507 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- YOL — Yola Airport · Yola, Nigeria
- AKR — Akure Airport · Akure, Nigeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YOL
- GOU · Garoua International Airport64 mi away
- GMO · Gombe Lawanti International Airport127 mi away
- MVR · Salak Airport149 mi away
Near AKR
- BNI · Benin Airport67 mi away
- IBA · Ibadan Airport91 mi away
- ILR · Ilorin International Airport99 mi away
- ABB · Asaba International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOL from AKR?
The flight distance from Yola (YOL) to Akure (AKR) is 507 miles (816 km, 440 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOL to AKR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 YOL to AKR?
Nonstop service on YOL–AKR 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 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YOL to AKR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YOL–AKR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YOL to AKR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YOL–AKR 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.