KADDNKA

Kaduna International Airport

Kaduna, Nigeria · Africa

Africa Africa/Lagos

2direct destinations

2airlines

1runway

3,000 mLongest runway

Kaduna International 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. The airport was attacked by bandits on 26 March 2022, killing a security guard.

Location

10.696°N, 7.320°E · 632 m s. n. m. (2.073 ft)

General data

CountryNigeria

CityKaduna

IATA codeKAD

ICAO codeDNKA

Coordinates10.696°N, 7.320°E

Elevation632 m s. n. m. (2.073 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Lagos

Runways1

Longest runway3,000 m

Direct destinations2

Runways · 1

05/23

Length3,000 m9,843 ft

Width60 m197 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Approach

122.300

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

Arik Air Azman Air

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: Kenneth Iwelumo · GFDL 1.2 · view original

Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Kaduna International Airport (KAD). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD

MLA

“Kaduna International Airport (KAD).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Kaduna International Airport (KAD).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Kaduna International Airport (KAD). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_kad,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Kaduna International Airport (KAD)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KAD |title=Kaduna International Airport (KAD) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-16 |language=en}}