Airport guide
Felix Houphouet Boigny AirportIATA code ABJ
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ/DIAP) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Abidjan, Ivory Coast in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Codes
- ABJ · DIAP
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
- Region
- Africa
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ/DIAP) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Abidjan, Ivory Coast in Africa. Operating on Africa/Abidjan local time at coordinates 5.250°, -3.930°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Abidjan, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport details
- IATA code
- ABJ
- ICAO code
- DIAP
- City
- Abidjan
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates
- 5.261°, -3.926°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 21 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport’s own pages.
ABJ airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Takoradi Airport TKD · 242 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at ABJ
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 03/21: 3,000 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,000 m9,843 ft | 50 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from ABJ
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from ABJ in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from ABJ to 17 destinations in 16 countries, on 9 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- HFAir Cote D'Ivoire7 destinations
- P4Air Peace3 destinations
- AWAfrica World Airlines1 destination
- 2JAir Burkina1 destination
- HCAir Senegal1 destination
- SNBrussels Airlines1 destination
- SSCorsair International1 destination
- EKEmirates1 destination
- ATRoyal Air Maroc1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Ivory Coast (2)
- Korhogo, San Pedro
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Benin (1)
- Cotonou
- Burkina Faso (1)
- Bobo Dioulasso
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Kinshasa
- France (1)
- Paris
- Gambia (1)
- Banjul
- Ghana (1)
- Accra
- Guinea (1)
- Conakry
- Mali (1)
- Bamako
- Morocco (1)
- Casablanca
- Niger (1)
- Niamey
- Republic of the Congo (1)
- Brazzaville
- Senegal (1)
- Dakar
- Togo (1)
- Lome
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- Dubai
Check schedules with the airline or Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport before you book.
Routes from ABJ
Originfacts does not track any routes from ABJ yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at ABJ
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names ABJ, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where ABJ is
14 km southeast
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport lies 14 km southeast of Abidjan city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at ABJ
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Abidjan, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:abidjan-aeroport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at ABJ, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 5.25°, -3.93° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: February (average high 32°C). Coolest: July (28°C high, 23°C low). Wettest: June (283 mm); driest: January (44 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°C | 24°C | 44 mm | |
| Feb | 32°C | 25°C | 62 mm | |
| Mar | 31°C | 25°C | 140 mm | |
| Apr | 30°C | 25°C | 154 mm | |
| May | 30°C | 25°C | 214 mm | |
| Jun | 28°C | 24°C | 283 mm | |
| Jul | 28°C | 23°C | 99 mm | |
| Aug | 28°C | 22°C | 60 mm | |
| Sep | 29°C | 23°C | 116 mm | |
| Oct | 29°C | 24°C | 260 mm | |
| Nov | 30°C | 25°C | 140 mm | |
| Dec | 30°C | 24°C | 64 mm |
Airports near Abidjan
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport: common questions
Where is Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport?
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport serves Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 5.261°, -3.926°.
What are the airport codes for Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport?
The IATA code is ABJ and the ICAO code is DIAP.
What time zone is ABJ in?
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport is in the Africa/Abidjan time zone.
What is the official website of Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport?
The airport’s official website is abidjan-aeroport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at ABJ: 03/21 (3,000 m (9,843 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from ABJ?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from ABJ to 17 destinations in 16 countries, the most in Ivory Coast (2). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
Which airlines have a hub at ABJ?
Wikidata lists ABJ as a hub of Air Côte d'Ivoire.
How far is ABJ from Abidjan city centre?
Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport is about 14 km southeast of Abidjan city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the weather like at ABJ through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at February (average high 32°C, low 25°C) and the coolest at July (28°C / 23°C); June is the wettest (283 mm) and January the driest (44 mm).
What is the elevation of Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport?
OurAirports gives ABJ’s elevation as 6 m (21 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record21 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1165280 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)