The nearest airport is ZAR - Zaria, located 10.3 km north east of Tankarau.
Other airports nearby include KAD - Kaduna (52.3 km south west), KAN - Kano Mallam Aminu Intl (146.9 km north east), QUS - Gusau (158.2 km north west), MXJ - Minna New (201.2 km south west),