Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kano, Kano State (Nigeria)

IATA: KAN ICAO: DNKN

Longest Active Runway

10,831 ft

3,301 meters

Field Elevation

1,562 ft

476 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

12.0456°, 8.5236°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #398 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#636 of 7558

Top 8.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Nigeria)

#5 of 10 in NG

#8 of 26 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+8.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KAN in numbers: 10,831 ft longest runway · tied #398 of 650 published · #636 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.4%) · #5 in Nigeria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KAN lies at 476 m (1,562 ft), #146 of 650 published airports by elevation and 76.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 451 ft above the Nigeria median (1,111 ft, 10 airports); KAD is highest at 2,073 ft, 511 ft higher than KAN.

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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 KAN. Nearest published airport: Kaduna International Airport (KAD), 108 NM, 9,843 ft (988 ft shorter than KAN); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,831 ft (3,301 m)

KAN runways: 06/24 10,831 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 05/23 8,040 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 10 in Nigeria; LOS leads by 1,963 ft (12,794 ft). +8.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	10,831 ft (3301 m / 3.301 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05/23	8,040 ft (2451 m / 2.451 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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