Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport
International airport in Kano, Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (IATA: KAN, ICAO: DNKN) is an international airport serving Kano, the capital city of Kano State of Nigeria. It was a Royal Air Force station before the country became independent. It is the main airport serving northern Nigeria and was named after politician Aminu Kano. The airport has an international and a domestic terminal. Construction started on a new domestic terminal and was commissioned on 23 May 2011. In 2009, the airport handled 323,482 passengers. The bulk of international flights cater to the large Sudanese community in Kano and Muslim pilgrimages to Mecca.
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Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Kano, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 1,562 ft / 476 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°02′55″N 8°31′20″E | ||||||||||||||
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