Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
Aviation weather Kaduna airport (Kaduna Nigeria) / ICAO DNKA IATA KAD
Kaduna airport (Nigeria) is located close to Kaduna, Ifira at 2 mile↑, Kaduna at 14 mile↑, Kujama at 27 mile↑, Igabi at 32 mile↑, Wusasa at 36 mile↑, Kajuru at 36 mile↑, Hanwa at 39 mile↑, Zaria at 40 mile↑, Sofo-Birnin-Gwari at 43 mile↑, Hunkuyi at 45 mile↑, Danja at 50 mile↑, Mando at 51 mile↑,
Elevation : 632 m = 2073 ft
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 3000 m = 9843 ft
aerial view of Kaduna
METAR for Kaduna airport - DNKA
DNKA 170800Z 22003KT 9999 SCT009 22/19 Q1017
Decoded METAR for Kaduna Airport (Nigeria)
METAR issued by DNKA on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 08:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 days and 195 hours and -11493 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 22 °C = 72 °F and dew point is 19 °C = 66 °F . This correspond to 83% relative humidity.
QNH is 1017 mb = 30.03 inHg
Wind speed is 6 km/h = 3 kt, direction is 220°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 900 ft = 270 m.
TAF for Kaduna airport - DNKA
DNKA 221700Z 2218/2324 21010KT 9999 BKN010 TEMPO 2219/2223 TS SCT012 FEW020CB BECMG 2300/2301 13005KT CAVOK BECMG 2308/2310 22010KT BKN010 TEMPO 2315/2320 TS SCT014 FEW019CB BECMG 2322/2324 12006KT CAVOK
Decoded TAF for Kaduna Airport (Nigeria)
TAF issued by DNKA on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 18 hours and 27 minutes ago. A 30 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, June 22, 2022 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 22, 2022 à 00:00 heure UTC
2218/2324 21010KT 9999 BKN010
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
broken at 1000 ft = 300 m
temporarily from Wednesday, June 22, 2022 à 19:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 22, 2022 à 23:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2219/2223 TS SCT012 FEW020CB
thunderstorm
scattered clouds at 1200 ft = 370 m few clouds at 2000 ft = 610 m
becoming from Wednesday, June 22, 2022 à 01:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 08:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2300/2301 13005KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Wind 5 kt = 9 km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
becoming from Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 10:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 22:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2308/2310 22010KT BKN010
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 220°
broken at 1000 ft = 300 m
temporarily from Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 15:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 20:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2315/2320 TS SCT014 FEW019CB
thunderstorm
scattered clouds at 1400 ft = 430 m few clouds at 1900 ft = 580 m
becoming from Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, June 23, 2022 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2322/2324 12006KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Wind 6 kt = 11 km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
close by
nearest airports to Kaduna
- for Zaria airport (DNZA) at 39 mile↑
- for Minna airport (DNMN) at 93 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Gusau airport (DNGU) at 110 mile↑
- for Abuja International airport (DNAA) at 117 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Kano Mallam Aminu International airport (DNKN) at 124 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Jos airport (DNJO) at 128 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Bida airport (DNBI) at 142 mile↑
- for Dutse International airport (DNDS) at 155 mile↑
- for Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International airport (DNBC) at 165 mile↑
- for Maradi airport (DRRM) at 194 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Sokoto airport (DNSO) at 210 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Teesaoua airport (DRRA) at 217 mile↑
- for Makurdi airport (DNMK) at 225 mile↑
- for Zinder airport (DRZR) at 241 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Ilorin airport (DNIL) at 248 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Birni-N'Konni airport (DRRB) at 256 mile↑
- for Akure airport (DNAK) at 275 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Gaya airport (DRRG) at 276 mile↑
- for Oshogbo airport (DNOS) at 279 mile↑
- for Enugu airport (DNEN) at 292 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)