AirportsSir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport is a large airport serving Bauchi, in Bauchi State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BCU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BCU
- ICAO code
- DNBC
- City
- Bauchi
- State or region
- Bauchi State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.4828° N, 9.7440° E
- Elevation
- 599 m (1,965 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,154 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BCU means Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNBC. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.4828° N, 9.7440° E. It stands 599 metres (1,965 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,154 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,400 m 11,154 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gombe Lawanti International AirportGombe | GMO | 128 km |
| Yakubu Gowon AirportJos | JOS | 134 km |
| Mallam Aminu Kano International AirportKano | KAN | 219 km |
| Kaduna International AirportKaduna | KAD | 266 km |
| Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportAbuja | ABV | 318 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,249 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,821 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,071 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,651 km | 6 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,707 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,646 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,445 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,692 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,309 km | 18 h 55 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
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