Bauchi Airport | |
Icao: | DNBA |
Type: | Public |
City-Served: | Bauchi |
Elevation-F: | 1998 |
Coordinates: | 10.2931°N 9.8306°W |
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
Pushpin Label: | DNBA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Nigeria |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-M: | 2300 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
Footnotes: | Source: Google Maps[1] OurAirports[2] |
Bauchi Airport is an airport serving Bauchi in Nigeria. The former NE/SW runway is now used as a taxiway, and carries markings.
Scheduled airline service has been moved[3] to the newer sir abubakar tafawa balewa airport, the airport was named after sir abubakar tafawa balewa who was prime minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966. It is 22 kilometres NW of Bauchi. 23km (14miles) north near the village of Durum. The IATA airport code has been transferred to the new airport.
It is an airport that connects and also gives access of Bauchi State to the universe, even though most operations have been moved to the newer airport, the in-town airport is still a functioning landmark, Bauchi airport is a very safe location.[4]
Before heading to the airport some helpful items to take along are; flight documents, passport, flight ticket, booking confirmation, lastly, luggage.
Bauchi airport is also the main link for the primarily Muslim northern state, it serves Muslim pilgrims and host airlines that serves internationally, it is also well equipped.
The most known visitors are travellers, air Force personnel, pilots, and aviation officers frequent this location.[5]