Bauchi State Airport

Bauchi State International Airport (IATA: BCU, ICAO: DNBC)[4] is a new airport[5] serving the city of Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State, Nigeria. It is named after Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who was Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1957–1966. The airport is 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Bauchi.

Bauchi State International Airport

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBauchi
Elevation AMSL1,965 ft / 599 m
Coordinates10°29′00″N 9°44′40″E
Map
BCU
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,400 11,155 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The airport was constructed in 18 months[6][7] to replace the in-town Bauchi Airport, and has scheduled airline service. A cargo terminal is also planned.[8]

The BU non-directional beacon (Ident: BU) and Bauchi VOR-DME (Ident: BCH) are located on the field.[9]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Arik Air Abuja
Overland Airways Abuja
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See also

References
  1. Airport information for Bauchi State Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Durum
  3. "Bauchi State Airport". SkyVector. SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. IATA. "IATA - Codes - Airline and Airport Codes Search". www.iata.org. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  5. "BAUCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT". ng.geoview.info. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. Royal Times article
  7. "NIGERIA : Bauchi International Airport to complete in 18 months". 2011-07-28. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Nigerian Tribune Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Bauchi VOR". SkyVector. SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 13 June 2018.



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