AirportsKaduna International Airport is a large airport serving Kaduna, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAD
- ICAO code
- DNKA
- City
- Kaduna
- State or region
- Kaduna State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.6960° N, 7.3201° E
- Elevation
- 632 m (2,073 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAD means Kaduna International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNKA. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.6960° N, 7.3201° E. It stands 632 metres (2,073 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kaduna International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAbuja | ABV | 188 km |
| Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano | KAN | 199 km |
| Yakubu Gowon AirportJos | JOS | 206 km |
| Umaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina | DKA | 260 km |
| Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi | BCU | 266 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,475 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,069 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,302 km | 6 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,589 km | 6 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,488 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,439 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,708 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,853 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,526 km | 19 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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