Mallam Aminu International Airport

DNKN · Kano, Nigeria

The METAR station used is 199 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Mallam Aminu International Airport 6/24
Wind: 15 kt, 4 beaufort

15 kt

3 kt
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CAVOK
METAR DNZA 250800Z 23015KT CAVOK 30/21 Q1013

METAR Mallam Aminu International Airport - DNKN/KAN

Mallam Aminu International Airport is a midsized airport in Kano, Nigeria. The airport is located at latitude 12.04880 and longitude 8.51993. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is DNKN. The airport's IATA code is KAN. The airport is in the Kano FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Zaria Airport on April 25, 2024 09:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 15 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 30 °C. The heat index is 33. The dew point is 21 °C, the relative humidity is 59%. The air pressure at sea level is 1013 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:39. This applies to Mallam Aminu International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 060°-240° 3 kt 15 kt 17 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 30 °C
Dewpoint 21 °C
Rel. humidity 59%
Heat index 33 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:12
Midday
12:27
Sunset
18:41 (8:47h)

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