Bauchi Airport is an airport serving
Bauchi in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. The former NE/SW runway is now used as a taxiway, and carries markings.
Scheduled airline service has been moved to the newer sir abubakar tafawa balewa airport, the airport was named after sir
abubakar tafawa balewa
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) was a Nigerian politician who served as the first and only Prime Minister of Nigeria upon independence.
Early life
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born in December 1912 in modern-day ...
who was prime minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966. It is 22 kilometres NW of Bauchi. 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
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, 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.
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
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that serves internationally, it is also well equipped.
The most known visitors are travellers, air Force personnel,
pilots, and aviation officers frequent this location.
See also
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Transport in Nigeria
Nigeria’s transport network has expanded in recent years to accommodate a growing population. The transport and storage sector was valued at N2.6trn ($6.9bn) in current basic prices in 2020, down from N3trn ($8bn) in 2019, according to the Natio ...
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List of airports in Nigeria
This is a list of airports in Nigeria, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and five of which are functional international airports. It also ...
References
External links
BauchiOpenStreetMap - Bauchi* Google Earth
Airports in Nigeria
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