Bobo Dioulasso Airport is a large airport serving Bobo Dioulasso, in Houet Province, Burkina Faso. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOY
- ICAO code
- DFOO
- City
- Bobo Dioulasso
- State or region
- Houet Province
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 11.1601° N, 4.3310° W
- Elevation
- 461 m (1,511 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,300 m (10,826 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOY means Bobo Dioulasso Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DFOO. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 11.1601° N, 4.3310° W. It stands 461 metres (1,511 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Ouagadougou, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bobo Dioulasso Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,300 metres (10,826 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,300 m 10,826 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Korhogo AirportKorhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | HGO | 238 km |
| Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportOuagadougou | OUA | 334 km |
| Mopti AirportSévaré, Mali | MZI | 374 km |
| Bouaké AirportBouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | BYK | 389 km |
| Yakubu Tali International AirportTamale, Ghana | TML | 419 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,588 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,274 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,447 km | 8 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,496 km | 5 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,473 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,447 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,974 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,598 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,465 km | 20 h 20 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.