Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport

DNBC · Bauchi, Nigeria

About Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport

ICAO DNBC
IATA BCU
FIR Kano FIR
Region Bauchi
Country Nigeria
Runways 17/35
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 10.48283, 9.744   102858N 0094438E
Variation 0.7° E (2024)
Timezone Lagos (+1 h)
Local time May 2, 2024 09:40

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
17 170° 169° 3,400 m 43 m Asphalt 10.4678 9.7466
35 350° 349° 10.498 9.7413

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport is a midsized airport in Bauchi, Nigeria. The airport is located at latitude 10.48283 and longitude 9.74400. The airport has one runway: 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is DNBC. The airport's IATA code is BCU. Nearby other airfields are Bauchi Airport, Gombe Lawanti International Airport, Gombe Lawanti International Airport, Yakubu Gowon Airport and Dutse International Airport.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Mallam Aminu International Airport, which is 219 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Kano.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport is in the timezone of Africa/Lagos. Difference with UTC is +1 h. Today the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:33. This applies to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Bauchi Airport DNBA 23 km 159°
Gombe Lawanti International Airport NG-0036 126 km 097°
Gombe Lawanti International Airport NG-0003 128 km 099°
Gombe DNGO 128 km 099°
Yakubu Gowon Airport DNJO 134 km 225°
Dutse International Airport DNDS 154 km 341°

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