Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (DNBC/BCU)

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport (BCU) is a medium airport in Bauchi, Nigeria. It carries the IATA code BCU. It sits in Africa.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport has scheduled airline service, so private and charter flights share the field with airline traffic.

The longest runway measures 11,154 ft (3,400 m), typically long enough for large-cabin and ultra-long-range jets. Aircraft typically matched to a runway of this length include the Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Global 7500, and Dassault Falcon 8X. Actual runway requirements vary with aircraft weight, air temperature, field elevation, and runway condition.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport lies at 1,965 ft elevation.

Local operations run on Africa/Lagos.

SkyAccess inventory for BCU updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

Use this page to compare BCU against nearby alternatives, browse live empty-leg pricing in both directions, and brief yourself on the runway and elevation profile before you book.

The Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport is a new airport serving the city of Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State, Nigeria. It is named after Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who was Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966. The airport is 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Bauchi.