{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Mallam Aminu International Airport","iataCode":"KAN","icaoCode":"DNKN","city":"Kano","country":"NG","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":12.0476,"longitude":8.52462},"elevationMeters":476,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Salt, leather and cloth once crossed the Sahara by camel to reach Kano, for centuries the southern terminus of the trans-Saharan caravan trade; today such goods arrive by air. Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is the principal cargo airport of northern Nigeria, with ground handlers NAHCO and SAHCO processing freight and a cargo building that includes a cold room and storage for dangerous goods, fragile items and perishables. In 2025 the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria commissioned a ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/mallam-aminu-international-airport-kan","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/mallam-aminu-international-airport-kan","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Mallam Aminu International Airport · (IATA: KAN) · Kano, NG · 476 m · Cargo Hub"}