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Kaduna International Airport

Kaduna, Kaduna State (Nigeria)
IATA: KAD ICAO: DNKA
Longest Active Runway
9,843 ft
3,000 meters
Field Elevation
2,073 ft
632 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
10.6960°, 7.3201°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#14 in Nigeria
Out of 26 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#1115 Worldwide
Top 15.9% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#1260 MSL
Top 19.2% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
-1.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Kaduna International Airport's longest active runway measures 9,843 ft (3,000 m). It ranks as the #14 longest runway in Nigeria and #1115 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
05/23 9,843 ft (3000m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/kad.json ↗