AirportsBurton-Nibbs International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Codrington, in Barbuda Dependency, Antigua and Barbuda. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BBQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BBQ
- ICAO code
- TAPB
- City
- Codrington
- State or region
- Barbuda Dependency
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.6212° N, 61.7983° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (28 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,859 m (6,100 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BBQ means Burton-Nibbs International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: TAPB. ICAO codes that begin with T belong to the Caribbean. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 17.6212° N, 61.7983° W. It stands 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Saint John’s, about 56 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Antigua, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Burton-Nibbs International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,859 metres (6,100 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,859 m 6,100 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| V. C. Bird International AirportOsbourn | ANU | 54 km |
| Vance W. Amory International AirportCharlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis | NEV | 96 km |
| John A. Osborne AirportGerald's Park, Montserrat | MNI | 101 km |
| Robert L. Bradshaw International AirportBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | SKB | 104 km |
| St. Jean AirportGustavia, Saint Barthélemy | SBH | 115 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,241 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,598 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,713 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,512 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,805 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,875 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,394 km | 21 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,680 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,272 km | 20 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.