AirportsBujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport is a large airport serving Bujumbura, in Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BJM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BJM
- ICAO code
- HBBA
- City
- Bujumbura
- State or region
- Bujumbura Mairie Province
- Country
- Burundi
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 3.3240° S, 29.3185° E
- Elevation
- 787 m (2,582 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,600 m (11,811 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BJM means Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HBBA. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 3.3240° S, 29.3185° E. It stands 787 metres (2,582 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Bujumbura, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,600 metres (11,811 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,600 m 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gitega AirportGitega | GID | 67 km |
| Kamembe AirportKamembe, Rwanda | KME | 106 km |
| Kirundo AirportKirundo | KRE | 122 km |
| Kigali International AirportKigali, Rwanda | KGL | 176 km |
| Kigoma AirportKigoma, Tanzania | TKQ | 178 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,209 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,374 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,241 km | 5 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,713 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,352 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,246 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,316 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,068 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,662 km | 15 h 45 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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