# Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN / DNKN) **Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport** (IATA: KAN, ICAO: DNKN) is a large airport in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It opened in 1936. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,301 m (10,831 ft). In 2021 it handled 606 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnkn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KAN / DNKN - Type: Large airport - Serves: Kano, Kano State, Nigeria - Opened: 1936 - Elevation: 476 m / 1,562 ft - Coordinates: 12.0456, 8.5236 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,301 m / 10,831 ft - Passengers: 606,221 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos - Website: http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=2 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallam_Aminu_Kano_International_Airport (18 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431654 - Weather station: DNKN · WMO 65046 - Ident: DNKN ## Timeline - 1936: Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport opens. - 24 Jun 1956: 1956 BOAC Argonaut accident. 32 killed. - 22 Jan 1973: Kano air disaster. 176 killed. - 4 May 2002: EAS Airlines Flight 4226. 71 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 3,301 m / 10,831 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 061° / 241° | yes | | 05/23 | 2,451 m / 8,040 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2008 | 363,290 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 341,367 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 381,841 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 448,792 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 369,132 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 327,267 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 433,263 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 418,157 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 458,157 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 440,373 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 415,633 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 606,221 | Wikidata | ## Routes 14 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (12) - [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 365 km / 227 mi · ValueJet, Air Peace, Azman Air, Max Air, Aero Contractors, Arik Air - [ABB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnas.md) Asaba International Airport · Nigeria · 681 km / 423 mi · Air Peace - [NIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/drrn.md) Diori Hamani International Airport · Niger · 706 km / 439 mi · Air Peace - [BNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnbe.md) Benin Airport · Nigeria · 713 km / 443 mi · Max Air - [QOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnim.md) Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport · Nigeria · 750 km / 466 mi · Air Peace - [PHC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnpo.md) Port Harcourt International Airport · Nigeria · 801 km / 498 mi · Air Peace - [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 834 km / 518 mi · Air Peace, Azman Air, Max Air, Aero Contractors - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,097 km / 1,924 mi · EgyptAir - [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,326 km / 2,067 mi · Ethiopian Airlines - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,424 km / 2,128 mi · Flynas, Saudia - [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,562 km / 2,213 mi · Saudia - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 4,747 km / 2,950 mi · Qatar Airways ### Seasonal charter (1) - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,424 km / 2,128 mi · Max Air ### Cargo (4) - [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,097 km / 1,924 mi · EgyptAir - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,424 km / 2,128 mi · Saudia Cargo - [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 4,049 km / 2,516 mi · Aerotranscargo - [LGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eblg.md) Liège Airport · Belgium · 4,300 km / 2,672 mi · Ethiopian Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KAN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - ZQ [Azman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azman-air) · 2 - FFF [Freedom Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freedom-air-services) ### Passenger (10) - P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 6 - NR [Max Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/max-air) · 4 - AJ [Aero Contractors](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-contractors) · 2 - ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2 - SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2 - W3 [Arik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arik-air) · 1 - MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1 - XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - VK [ValueJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/valuejet) · 1 ### Cargo (2) - F5 [Aerotranscargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerotranscargo) · 1 - SV [Saudia Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia-cargo) · 1 Former hub of [Kabo Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kabo-air). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 606K (2021) | #1,028 of 3,974 | #66 in Africa | #4 in NG | | Longest runway | 3,301 m / 10,831 ft | =709 of 29,858 | #106 in Africa | #9 in NG | | Elevation | 476 m / 1,562 ft | =11,543 of 43,403 | =1,902 in Africa | #10 in NG | | Age | Opened 1936 | =649 of 15,079 | =24 in Africa | #1 in NG | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in NG | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | KANO APP | 124.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 123.600 | | TWR | KANO TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [DNDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnds.md) Dutse International Airport · 89 km / 55 mi - [ZAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnza.md) Zaria Airport · 137 km / 85 mi - [DKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dn57.md) Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport · 142 km / 88 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mallam_Aminu_Kano_International_Airport&oldid=1363056468), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnkn/data