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Small airport · Nigeria

Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport

Kano, Nigeria

KANIATA code
DNKNICAO code
606.2Kpassengers in 2021
2runways
476 melevation · 1,562 ft
1936opened
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN)
Photo: Solasly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN) is an airport in Nigeria serving Kano.

It handled 606,221 passengers in 2021.

It has 2 runways, at an elevation of 476 m.

2 airlines use it as a hub, including Freedom Air Services and Azman Air.

Passengers per year

2006–2021
349.1K381.9K363.3K341.4K381.8K448.8K369.1K327.3K433.3K418.2K458.2K440.4K415.6K606.2K
2006’062007’072008’082009’092010’102011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172020’202021’21
Identification
IATA
KAN
ICAO
DNKN
Wikidata
Q1431654
Location
Country
Nigeria
City served
Kano
Located in
Kano
Coordinates
12.0475, 8.5244
Elevation
476 m (1,562 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1936-01-01
Named after
Aminu Kano
Runways
06/24
length not recordedrock asphalt
05/23
length not recordedrock asphalt

Hub for 2 airlines

FFFFreedom Air ServicesZQAzman Air