Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie Province (Burundi)

IATA: BJM ICAO: HBBA

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

2,582 ft

787 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-3.3240°, 29.3185°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#360 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Burundi)

#1 of 1 in BI

#1 of 3 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BJM in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #360 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #1 in Burundi.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

BJM lies at 787 m (2,582 ft), #103 of 650 published airports by elevation and 84.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Kigali International Airport (KGL), 95.1 NM, 11,483 ft. BJM has the longest runway in this radius, 328 ft over KGL.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

BJM runways: 17/35 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 02/20 0 ft unknown surface (unk). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17/35	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02/20	— ft	— ft	`Unknown Surface (UNK)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Kigali International Airport (Kigali)	`KGL`	95.1 NM (176.1 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →