Zaria Airport

Zaria Airport (IATA: ZAR, ICAO: DNZA) is an airport serving Zaria, a city in the Kaduna State of Nigeria. The airport is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city. Nigerian College of Aviation Technology NCAT is based on the grounds of the airport. There is no scheduled airline operations at the airport. The airport is for training students to become pilots. It's institution of aviation technology which is a federal government that control the affair of the college of technology.

Zaria Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesZaria, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL2,177 ft / 664 m
Coordinates11°07′50″N 7°41′10″E
Map
ZAR
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,670 5,479 Asphalt
Sources: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

The Zaria non-directional beacon (Ident: ZA) is on the field.[4]

HISTORY

The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Zaria was setup in 1964 with the responsibility of training pilots, Air traffic controller, Aircraft maintenance engineers, Aeronautical Telecommunication engineers, cabin crew, flight dispatchers and other aviation professional.[5]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for DNZA from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for ZAR at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Google Maps - Zaria
  4. "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. "ICAO Aviation Training & Education Directory - Training Institution Directory". igat.icao.int. Retrieved 2022-02-24.


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