Kaduna International Airport
Kaduna International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+01:00) | ||||||||||
| 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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  KAD Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3] | |||||||||||
Kaduna International Airport (now Hassan Usman Katsina Airport[4]) (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.[5]
The airport was attacked by bandits on 26 March 2022, killing a security guard.[6]
Statistics
[edit]Accidents and incidents
[edit]- Eleven passengers died in the crash of Nigeria Airways Flight 357 which took place at the airport in 1995.[7]
- On 20 August 2010, Chanchangi Airlines Flight 334, involving a Boeing 737-200 5N-BIF, struck the localizer antenna and landed short of the runway. Several passengers were injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. Chanchangi Airlines suspended operations following the accident.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Airport information for DNKA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ "Airport information for KAD" – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Google Maps - Kaduna
- ↑ Anichukwueze, Donatus (26 June 2023). "Tinubu Renames Airports After Buhari, Usman Dan Fodio, Awolowo, Others". Channels Television. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Kaduna Airport | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Two flights 'escape' as '200 terrorists' attack Kaduna airport, one dead". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2F9 5N-AUA Kaduna Airport (KAD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Chanchangi B732 at Kaduna on Aug 20th 2010, landed short of runway". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
External links
[edit]- Accident history for KAD at Aviation Safety Network
- FAAN - Kaduna facilities
- OurAirports - Kaduna Archived 28 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- SkyVector - Kaduna
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