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Kaduna International Airport

Kaduna International Airport
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Kaduna International Airport (now Hassan Usman Katsina Airport) (IATA: KAD, ICAO: DNKA) is an airport serving Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State in Nigeria. The airport is around 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of the city. The airport opened in 1982.

The airport was attacked by bandits on 26 March 2022, killing a security guard. On the 24 October 2023 The Airport Manager of Kaduna International airport, confirmed that Flight Operations have resumed at the Airport following their suspension due to insecurity. he said "More airlines are coming back and we are prepared. We have the cooperation of all the security agencies. Everybody wants this airport to function. So, all stakeholders are rallying around us to ensure that this airport is safe for aircraft landing and take-off,” .

The Air Peace Kaduna Station Manager, Fatima Ndayako,said the airline returned to the Kaduna route due to persistent requests from their customers in dire need of their service along the route.

She assured customers that the airline would have daily operations to and from Kaduna and Lagos.