AirportsJoshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is a large airport serving Bulawayo, in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUQ
- ICAO code
- FVJN
- City
- Bulawayo
- State or region
- Bulawayo Metropolitan Province
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.0163° S, 28.6229° E
- Elevation
- 1,329 m (4,359 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,588 m (8,491 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUQ means Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FVJN. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.0163° S, 28.6229° E. It stands 1,329 metres (4,359 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Harare, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,588 metres (8,491 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,588 m 8,491 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 1,347 m 4,419 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Phillip Gaonwe Matante International AirportFrancistown, Botswana | FRW | 175 km |
| Robert Gabriel Mugabe International AirportHarare | HRE | 348 km |
| Victoria Falls International AirportVictoria Falls | VFA | 362 km |
| Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International AirportLivingstone, Zambia | LVI | 383 km |
| Kariba AirportKariba | KAB | 390 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,500 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,493 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,805 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,439 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,464 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 16,421 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,534 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,161 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,475 km | 14 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
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