Airports / Nigeria / ZAR
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kaduna International Airport (KAD).
Overview
Zaria Airport (DNZA / ZAR) sits in Zaria, Nigeria, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 2,170 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ZAR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Kaduna International Airport (KAD, 34 nm), Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN, 74 nm), and Gusau Airport (DNGU, 85 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ZAR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ZAR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DNZA
IATA
ZAR
FAA / Local
DNZA
Elevation
2,170 ft
Coordinates
11.1302° N · 7.6858° 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
No
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 2,170 ft, ZAR sits higher than 93% 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.
- 34nmKADKaduna International AirportKaduna
- 74nmKANMallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano
- 85nmDNGUGusau AirportGusau
- 113nmDKAUmaru Musa Yar'adua AirportKatsina
- 114nmJOSYakubu Gowon AirportJos
- 114nmMXJMinna AirportMinna
Location
Open the full mapDNZA · Zaria Airport · Zaria, Nigeria