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 / 11.13056°N 7.68611°E / 11.13056; 7.68611
Map
ZAR is located in Nigeria
ZAR
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]

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 are no scheduled airline operations at the airport. The airport is for training students to become pilots. It is an institution of aviation technology which is controlled by the federal government to control the affairs of the college of technology.

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 controllers, Aircraft maintenance engineers, Aeronautical Telecommunication engineers, cabin crew, flight dispatchers and other aviation professionals.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for DNZA[usurped] 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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