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Mallam Aminu International airport in Kano (Nigeria)
Mallam Aminu International airport is located near Kano, with Takurza at 1mi↑, Kano at 3mi↑, Kura at 20mi↑, Dambarta at 27mi↑, Wudil at 27mi↑, Bebeji at 32mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Nigeria and Southernmost airports in Nigeria
→ See also airports in Nigeria
aerial view of Mallam Aminu International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : DNKN
- IATA code : KAN
- Local code : -
Elevation : 476 m = 1562ft
→ See also Highest airports in Nigeria and Lowest airports in Nigeria
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 3301m = 10830ft
- runway 05/23 : 2451m = 8041ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Nigeria
Coming to Mallam Aminu International airport
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- Katsina airport at 88mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Mallam Aminu International airport DNKN KAN
METAR for Mallam Aminu International airport DNKN KAN
METAR DNKN 251300Z 06004KT CAVOK 31/17 Q1015 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Mallam Aminu International airport DNKN KAN
METAR issued by DNKN on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 107 hours and -5739 minutes ago.
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
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 31°C = 88°F, dew point is 17°C = 63°F. The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 43 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 60°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
No TAF for Mallam Aminu International airport
but aviation weather is available at Zinder airport (DRZR) at 124mi↑
NOTAM for Mallam Aminu International airport
Around Mallam Aminu International airport in Kano (Nigeria)
near
- Hotels in Takurza
- Station de montagne La Molina at 2129mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 2134mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 2137mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 2141mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 2141mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 2141mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 2141mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 2142mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 2145mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 2146mi↑
- Station de montagne Formiguères at 2148mi↑
- Station de montagne Granvalira at 2149mi↑
- for Mallam Aminu International airport at 0mi↑
- for Dutse International airport at 56mi↑
- for Zaria airport at 85mi↑
nearest airports to Mallam Aminu International airport in Kano (Nigeria)
- Dutse International airport (DNDS ) at 56mi↑NOTAM
- Daura heliport ( NG-0014) at 71mi↑
- Zaria airport (DNZA ZAR ) at 85mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Katsina airport ( DKA DN57) at 88mi↑
- Tessaoua airport (DRRA ) at 123mi↑NOTAM
- Zinder airport (DRZR ZND ) at 124mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Kaduna Old airport ( DN53) at 124mi↑
- Gusau airport (DNGU ) at 124mi↑NOTAM
- Kaduna airport (DNKA KAD ) at 124mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa airport (DNBC BCU ) at 136mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Nigeria
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap