{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport","iataCode":"BCU","icaoCode":"DNBC","city":"Bauchi","country":"NG","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":10.482833,"longitude":9.744},"elevationMeters":599,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"An extended runway able to take wide-bodies up to the Boeing 747 is the defining asset of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, supporting annual Hajj flights and leaving room for future freight. Opened in 2014 and handed fully to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in 2023, the airport sits about 22 km north-west of Bauchi and serves mainly domestic traffic as a base for Overland Airways and Arik Air. A cargo terminal is planned but not yet operating, and no scheduled a","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/sir-abubakar-tafawa-balewa-international-airport-bcu","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/sir-abubakar-tafawa-balewa-international-airport-bcu","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport · (IATA: BCU) · Bauchi, NG · 599 m"}