Ogun Gateway Airport Unveils Passenger Flight Take-Off Schedule

According to the Ogun State Government, on October 7, 2025, commercial passenger flights will start operating at the recently built Gateway International Airport (GWI) on the Ilisan-Iperu Remo route.
Value Jet Airline has been authorized to run flights on the GWI-Abuja route every Tuesday and Thursday, according to a statement released on Friday by Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Information and Strategy.

The airline’s flight itinerary states that it would leave GWI at 8:30 am and reach Abuja at 9:45 am. At 4:00 pm, the return flight will depart from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and arrive at GWI by 5:15 pm, according to Akinmade.

The airline announced that tickets would be on sale beginning September 25 via travel agencies, web sites, and Gateway International Airport ticket desks.

Akinmade continued by saying that the new airport would offer travelers in Ogun, Ibadan, Lagos, and Abuja additional options for air travel along with unrivaled amenities.

According to reports, Governor Dapo Abiodun had previously declared that the airport had received Aerodrome Operational Permits from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in August after extensive audits and inspections.

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The accreditation was the first time a newly built airport in Nigeria has been granted such permission under the existing regulatory requirements, according to Abiodun, who called it a “historic milestone not only for Ogun State but for Nigeria.”

The airport received an Aerodrome Reference Code of 3C and an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) Category 6 rating from the NCAA, which also allegedly hailed it as a model for Nigeria’s future aviation infrastructure.

The governor revealed that a multinational logistics company had agreed to run two weekly cargo flights to the new facility from London.

Abiodun emphasized that the airport has also been chosen as a backup landing location for Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport, adding, “We would also have flights from here to Abuja and Port Harcourt as start-up.”

According to Abiodun, the facility has the potential to stimulate regional trade, investment, and tourism.

“The Gateway International Airport will raise the bar for air travel in Nigeria and serve as a proud symbol of Ogun State’s progress thanks to its world-class infrastructure, international connectivity, and strategic location,” the governor stated.

According to NCAA officials, the facility would now be used as “a benchmark for what an airport should be in Nigeria,” he continued.