Bunia Airport

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Bunia Airport
Aéroport de Bunia
Unloading a Hercules aircraft in 2011
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationBunia, DR Congo
Elevation AMSL4,045 ft / 1,233 m
Coordinates1°33′57″N 30°13′15″E / 1.56583°N 30.22083°E / 1.56583; 30.22083
Map
BUX is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
BUX
BUX
Location of Bunia Airport in DRC
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,850 6,070 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Bunia Airport (IATA: BUX, ICAO: FZKA) (French: Aéroport de Bunia) is an airport serving Bunia the capital of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Bunia VOR/DME (Ident: BUN) and Bunia non-directional beacon (Ident: BUN) are located on the field.[3][4]

The airport was temporarily shut down in May 2026 due to the 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic.[5] After re-opening, commercial flights were again suspended in June 2026.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Aerial photograph of the airport, 2008.
AirlinesDestinations
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation[7] Beni, Bukavu, Goma, Isiro, Kalemie, Kisangani, Lubumbashi

See also

References

  1. "Airport information for Bunia Airport" via Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Bunia Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "Bunia VOR (BUN) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  4. "Bunia NDB (BUN) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  5. Garbuno, Daniel Martinez (27 May 2026). "Bunia Int'l, DRC closes amid Ebola fears". ch-aviation.
  6. "Bunia : les autorités suspendent de nouveau les vols commerciaux face à Ebola". Radio Okapi (in French). 2026-06-09. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  7. Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation timetable (August 2013)