Bujumbura International Airport
Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (IATA: BJM, ICAO: HBBA) is an airport in Bujumbura, the former capital of Burundi. It is Burundi's only international airport and the only one with a paved runway.
Melchior Ndadaye International Airport Aéroport international Melchior Ndadaye | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Bujumbura, Burundi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,582 ft / 787 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 03°19′26″S 029°19′07″E | ||||||||||
Website | aacb | ||||||||||
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BJM Location of Airport in Burundi Placement on map is approximate | |||||||||||
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History
The airport was opened in 1952.[2] On 1 July 2019, the airport was renamed Melchior Ndadaye International Airport after the first democratically elected president of Burundi who was murdered in a coup d'etat in October 1993, three months after being elected. This event sparked the decade-long Burundian Civil War.[3]
Airlines and destinations
As of December 2018, the following airlines maintain regular scheduled service to Bujumbura International Airport:[4]
Passenger
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa, Kigali[7] |
See also
References
- "Burundi tourist arrivals: are they improving?". eTN. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- "AEROPORT INTERNATIONAL DE BUJUMBURA>70ème anniversaire de l'OACI". www.ppbdi.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Ismaïla, NDAO Khadidiatou (1 July 2019). "Bujumbura airport named after first Burundian elected president". Panafrican News Agency. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Qatar, Uganda Agree To Update Air Service Agreement". menafn.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- "Air Tanzania resumes Entebbe / Bujumbura service from late-August 2018". Routesonline.
- Liu, Jim. "Uganda Airlines resumes operation from late-Aug 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Schedule Archived 11 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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