Airports / Nigeria / KAD
Kaduna International Airport
DNKA / KADKaduna, NigeriaELEV 2,073 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Zaria Airport (ZAR).
Overview
Kaduna International Airport (DNKA / KAD) is a large commercial airport serving Kaduna, Nigeria. The field lies at an elevation of 2,073 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KAD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Zaria Airport (ZAR, 34 nm), Minna Airport (MXJ, 81 nm), and Gusau Airport (DNGU, 96 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KAD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KAD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DNKA
IATA
KAD
FAA / Local
DNKA
Elevation
2,073 ft
Coordinates
10.6960° N · 7.3201° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 2,073 ft, KAD sits higher than 90% 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.
- 34nmZARZaria AirportZaria
- 81nmMXJMinna AirportMinna
- 96nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 101nmABVNnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAbuja
- 108nmKANMallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano
- 111nmJOSYakubu Gowon AirportJos
Location
Open the full mapDNKA · Kaduna International Airport · Kaduna, Nigeria