Airport
Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
DNKN · KAN
NG · NG-KN · INTL AIRPORT
HIGHverified May 2026
Overview
Geography
- ARP coordinates
- 12.0456, 8.5236
- Elevation
- 1562 ft (476.1 m)
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
Operations
- Customs
- No
- Immigration
- No
- 24h operations
- No
- PPR required
- No
- Curfew
- No
- ARFF (ICAO)
- —
- Status
- OPERATIONAL
Identifiers
- ICAODNKN
- IATAKAN
- GPS_CODEDNKN
Runways (2)
06/243,301 m × 60 m
Geometry
| Length | 3,301 m (10,831 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 60 m |
Runway ends
06
| Threshold | 12.0416, 8.5067 |
|---|
24
| Threshold | 12.0560, 8.5332 |
|---|
05/232,451 m × 45 m
Geometry
| Length | 2,451 m (8,040 ft) |
|---|---|
| Width | 45 m |
Runway ends
05
| Threshold | 12.0389, 8.5219 |
|---|---|
| Displaced threshold | 150 m |
23
| Threshold | 12.0546, 8.5377 |
|---|
ATC frequencies
Tower
- 118.100 MHzKANO TWR
Approach
- 124.100 MHzKANO APP
ATIS
- 123.600 MHzATIS