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.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
Serves | Zaria, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,177 ft / 664 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 11°07′50″N 7°41′10″E | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() ZAR Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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The Zaria non-directional beacon (Ident: ZA) is on the field.[4]
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]
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Proposed | Lekki-Epe International Airport |
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