Kaduna Airport
| Kaduna Airport | |||||||||||
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  KAD | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,073 ft / 632 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°41′45″N 007°19′12″E / 10.69583°N 7.32000°E | ||||||||||
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Kaduna Airport (IATA: KAD, ICAO: DNKA) is an airport serving Kaduna, a city in the Kaduna State of Nigeria. The airport consists of a single terminal.
Kaduna also has an older airport located southeast of this newer airport.[4])
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Arik Air | Lagos |
| Chanchangi Airlines | Lagos |
| IRS Airlines | Lagos |
Accidents and incidents
- Nigeria Airways Flight 357 (1995) took place at the airport
- On 20 August 2010, Chanchangi Airlines Flight 334, operated by Boeing 737-200 5N-BIF struck the localizer antenna and landed short of the runway. Several passengers were slightly injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. Chanchangi Airlines again suspended operations following the accident.[5]
References
- ↑ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Kaduna Airport
- ↑ Airport information for DNKA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for KAD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ Old Kaduna Airport at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Chanchangi B732 at Kaduna on Aug 20th 2010, landed short of runway". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
