Airports / Nigeria / KAN
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
DNKN / KANKano, NigeriaELEV 1,562 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
74 nm
To the nearest alternate
Zaria Airport (ZAR).
Overview
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (DNKN / KAN) sits in Kano, Nigeria, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,562 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KAN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Zaria Airport (ZAR, 74 nm), Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA, 77 nm), and Zinder Airport (ZND, 108 nm).
Trip costs from KAN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KAN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DNKN
IATA
KAN
FAA / Local
DNKN
Elevation
1,562 ft
Coordinates
12.0456° N · 8.5236° 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 1,562 ft, KAN sits higher than 76% 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.
- 74nmZARZaria AirportZaria
- 77nmDKAUmaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina
- 108nmZNDZinder AirportZinder
- 108nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 108nmKADKaduna International AirportKaduna
- 118nmBCUSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International AirportBauchi
Location
Open the full mapDNKN · Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport · Kano, Nigeria