NEW AIRFIELD KADUNA, NIGERIA (SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6
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December 28, 2016
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July 1, 2010
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August 29, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/01: CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPAR E REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOM MENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET 42 (Security Classification (See inside cover) Z-15847/82 CONTROL NO. NPIC/IEG (9/82) COPY OF Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/01: CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/01: CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/01: CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/01: CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page I_ of _ L Copy NEW AIRFIELD KADUNA, NIGERIA 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A NEW MAJOR AIRFIELD WAS IDENTIFIED 12.5 NM NORTHWEST OF KADUNA, NIGERIA ON 25X1 2. (SWN) REMARKS: NEW KADUNA AIRFIELD IS OPERATIONAL AND CONSISTS OF ,000-BY 60-METER NORTHEAST/SOUTHWEST ASPHALT RUNWAY WITH A 120-METER OVERRUN AT EACH END, ONE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, TWO HIGH-SPEED CROSSOVER LINKS, TWO END-CONNECTING LINKS, AND ONE CONCRETE PARKING APRON. NO AIRCRAFT WERE PRESENT, AND SOME FACILITIES WERE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR WAS MOUNTED ON A LATTICE TOWER SOUTH OF THE PARKING APRON; AND A TERMINAL BUILDING WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE APRON. (C) COLLATERAL INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THIS AIRFIELD WILL BE USED FOR BASIC FLIGHT TRAINING USING THE BULLDOG AND SKYSERVANT AIRCRAFT AS PART OF THE PLANNED EXPANSION PROGRAM OF FLIGHT TRAINING FOR THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE. 3. (S) Attachmentto Z-15847/82 NPIC/IEG(9/82) 2 SEPTEMBER 1982 COORDINATES 10-41-42N 067-19-10E These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed an lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared f and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/01: CIA-RDP83T00574R000102070001-6 25X1 25X1 25X1