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Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport

Bauchi, Bauchi State (Nigeria)
IATA: BCU ICAO: DNBC
Longest Active Runway
11,154 ft
3,400 meters
Field Elevation
1,965 ft
599 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
10.4828°, 9.7440°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#6 in Nigeria
Out of 26 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#551 Worldwide
Top 7.3% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#1316 MSL
Top 19.9% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+11.5%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,154 ft (3,400 m). It ranks as the #6 longest runway in Nigeria and #551 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
17/35 11,154 ft (3400m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/bcu.json ↗