KAN — Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
Large airport in Kano, Nigeria.
- IATA code
- KAN
- ICAO code
- DNKN
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 440,373
- 2017 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- —
- No open route data
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Africa/Lagos
- Elevation
- 476 m
- 1,562 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,301 m
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About KAN
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is a large airport serving Kano, Nigeria. It opened in 1936. 440,373 passengers used it in 2017.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| DKA | Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport | 142 km |
| ZND | Zinder Airport | 199 km |
| KAD | Kaduna International Airport | 199 km |
| BCU | Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport | 219 km |
| JOS | Yakubu Gowon Airport | 270 km |
Distance from KAN to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,301 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 05/23 | 2,451 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kano, Kano State, Nigeria · 12.0456, 8.5236
Questions
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport has the IATA code KAN and the ICAO code DNKN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
KAN is a large airport in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, at 12.0456, 8.5236, 476 m above sea level.
KAN is in the Africa/Lagos time zone, UTC+1.
440,373 passengers in 2017, according to Wikidata.
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport opened in 1936.
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