AirportsBunia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bunia, in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BUX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BUX
- ICAO code
- FZKA
- City
- Bunia
- State or region
- Ituri Province
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.5657° N, 30.2207° E
- Elevation
- 1,233 m (4,045 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BUX means Bunia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FZKA. 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 1.5657° N, 30.2207° E. It stands 1,233 metres (4,045 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lubumbashi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bunia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 19 airports of Democratic Republic of the Congo on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arua AirportArua, Uganda | RUA | 182 km |
| Savannah AirstripKihihi, Uganda | KHX | 260 km |
| Gulu AirportGulu, Uganda | ULU | 266 km |
| Entebbe International AirportEntebbe, Uganda | EBB | 300 km |
| Kisoro AirportKisoro, Uganda | KXO | 322 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,801 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,034 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,769 km | 5 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,245 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,068 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,884 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,200 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,660 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,923 km | 16 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
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