Kaduna International Airport
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Kaduna International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
Serves | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,073 ft / 632 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 10°41′45″N 7°19′15″E / 10.69583°N 7.32083°E | ||||||||||
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Kaduna Airport (IATA: KAD, ICAO: DNKA) is an airport serving Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State in Nigeria. The airport is around 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of the city. The airport opened in 1982.[4]
Kaduna also has an older airport located on the northern edge of the city.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Arik Air | Lagos |
Aero Contractors | Lagos |
Azman Air | Lagos |
Accidents and incidents
- Nigeria Airways Flight 357 (1995) took place at the airport
- On 20 August 2010, Chanchangi Airlines Flight 334, operated by Boeing 737-200 5N-BIF struck the localizer antenna and landed short of the runway. Several passengers were slightly injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. Chanchangi Airlines again suspended operations following the accident.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for KAD at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Kaduna
- ^ "Kaduna Airport | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Chanchangi B732 at Kaduna on Aug 20th 2010, landed short of runway". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
External links
- Accident history for KAD at Aviation Safety Network
- FAAN - Kaduna facilities
- OurAirports - Kaduna
- SkyVector - Kaduna