Kaduna International Airport

Kaduna International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesKaduna, Nigeria
Time zoneWAT (UTC+01:00)
Elevation AMSL2,073 ft (632 m)
Coordinates10°41′45″N 7°19′15″E / 10.69583°N 7.32083°E / 10.69583; 7.32083
Map
KAD is located in Nigeria
KAD
KAD
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
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] On the 24 October 2023 The Airport Manager of Kaduna International airport, confirmed that Flight Operations have resumed at the Airport following their suspension due to insecurity. he said "More airlines are coming back and we are prepared. We have the cooperation of all the security agencies. Everybody wants this airport to function. So, all stakeholders are rallying around us to ensure that this airport is safe for aircraft landing and take-off,” .[7]

The Air Peace Kaduna Station Manager, Fatima Ndayako,said the airline returned to the Kaduna route due to persistent requests from their customers in dire need of their service along the route.

She assured customers that the airline would have daily operations to and from Kaduna and Lagos.[8]

Statistics

PassengersYear50,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000400,000450,0002015201620172018201920202021PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Accidents and incidents

  • Eleven passengers died in the crash of Nigeria Airways Flight 357 which took place at the airport in 1995.[9]
  • 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.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Airport information for DNKA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ "Airport information for KAD" – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Google Maps - Kaduna
  4. ↑ Anichukwueze, Donatus (26 June 2023). "Tinubu Renames Airports After Buhari, Usman Dan Fodio, Awolowo, Others". Channels Television. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kaduna Airport | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Two flights 'escape' as '200 terrorists' attack Kaduna airport, one dead". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Insecurity: Flights resume at Kaduna airport after months of suspension". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Insecurity: Flights resume at Kaduna airport after months of suspension". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2F9 5N-AUA Kaduna Airport (KAD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Chanchangi B732 at Kaduna on Aug 20th 2010, landed short of runway". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2010.



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