- Kaduna Airport
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Kaduna Airport IATA: KAD – ICAO: DNKA Location of Airport in Nigeria
KADSummary 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 7.32°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,000 9,843 Asphalt Sources: FAAN [1] and DAFIF [2][3] 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])
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Arik Air Abuja, Lagos Chanchangi Airlines Lagos IRS Airlines Lagos Accidents and incidents
- 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. http://avherald.com/h?article=42ff590a&opt=0. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
External links
Categories:- Airports in Nigeria
- Kaduna
- Nigerian building and structure stubs
- West African airport stubs
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