Airports / Nigeria / DKA
Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport
DNKT / DKAKatsina, NigeriaELEV 1,660 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Maradi Airport (MFQ).
Overview
Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DNKT / DKA) is a mid-sized airport serving Katsina, Nigeria. Field elevation is 1,660 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list DKA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Maradi Airport (MFQ, 43 nm), Gusau Airport (DNGU, 76 nm), and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN, 77 nm).
Trip costs from DKA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Katsina Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DKA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DNKT
IATA
DKA
FAA / Local
DNKT
Elevation
1,660 ft
Coordinates
13.0078° N · 7.6604° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 1,660 ft, DKA sits higher than 83% of the 29 Nigeria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmMFQMaradi AirportMaradi
- 76nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 77nmKANMallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano
- 90nmZNDZinder AirportZinder
- 113nmZARZaria AirportZaria
- 140nmKADKaduna International AirportKaduna
Location
Open the full mapDN57 · Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport · Katsina, Nigeria