AirportsMallam Aminu Kano International Airport is a large airport serving Kano, in Kano State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAN
- ICAO code
- DNKN
- City
- Kano
- State or region
- Kano State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 12.0456° N, 8.5236° E
- Elevation
- 476 m (1,562 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,301 m (10,831 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAN means Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNKN. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.0456° N, 8.5236° E. It stands 476 metres (1,562 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
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,301 metres (10,831 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,301 m 10,831 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 2,451 m 8,040 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Umaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina | DKA | 142 km |
| Zinder AirportZinder, Niger | ZND | 199 km |
| Kaduna International AirportKaduna | KAD | 199 km |
| Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi | BCU | 219 km |
| Yakubu Gowon AirportJos | JOS | 270 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,291 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,902 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,121 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,458 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,494 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,429 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,571 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,653 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,522 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.
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