Kaduna International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,115 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Nigeria)

tied #9 of 10 in NG

same length as PHC · #14 of 26 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KAD in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,115 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #9 in Nigeria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

KAD lies at 632 m (2,073 ft), #125 of 650 published airports by elevation and 80.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 962 ft above the Nigeria median (1,111 ft, 10 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of KAD. Nearest published airport: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), 101 NM, 11,842 ft (1,999 ft longer than KAD); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

KAD runway: 05/23 9,843 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #9 of 10 in Nigeria with PHC at 9,843 ft; LOS leads by 2,951 ft (12,794 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →