Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 17 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, day there now.
- Wind
- 090°4 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 21°C70°F, dew point 19°C
- Altimeter
- 1015hPa29.97 inHg
- Time now
- 07:19UTC
- Sunrise
- 03:39UTC
- Sunset
- 15:53UTC
Runway 17 is favoured: 0.6 kt of headwind with the wind from 090° at 4 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR HBBA 030400Z 09004KT 9999 FEW020 21/19 Q1015 NOSIG
TAF HBBA 021100Z 0212/0318 18010G20KT 9999 FEW030 PROB30 TEMPO 0212/0218 7000 TSRA OR SHRA FEW030CB BKN080 BECMG 0222/0300 36005KT 9000 FEW027 BECMG 0308/0310 18010G20KT FEW030
Updated 47 minutes ago
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,600 m / 11,811 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 172° | 171° | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 35 | 352° | 351° | 3,600 m / 11,811 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- HBBA, BJM
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi
- Coordinates
- -3.32402, 29.318501
- Elevation
- 2,582 ft (787 m)
- Mag variation
- -0.12° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 3,600 m / 11,811 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 119.700
Ground
- Ground
- 121.900
Tower
- Tower
- 118.100
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bujumbura | NDB | 255 kHz |
| KW | Bujumbura | NDB | 385 kHz |
| BJA | Bujumbura | VOR-DME | 112.30 MHz |
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