Makurdi Airport — Makurdi, Nigeria

MDI is Makurdi Airport, serving Makurdi, the capital of Benue State in central Nigeria, a region known as the food basket of the nation due to its extensive agricultural production of yams, soybeans, and other crops. The airport provides domestic connections linking Makurdi to Abuja, Lagos, and other major Nigerian cities, supporting trade, government travel, and agricultural business tied to the Benue River valley. Makurdi has also seen periods of instability related to farmer-herder conflicts in the Middle Belt region, and air travel via MDI often provides safer and faster access than overland routes affected by such tensions. The airport is a fairly standard regional Nigerian facility, with a paved runway capable of accommodating narrow-body jets used on domestic routes.