Melchior Ndadaye International Airport
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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 / 3.32389°S 29.31861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aacb | ||||||||||
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  BJM Location of Airport in Burundi Placement on map is approximate | |||||||||||
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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.
History
[edit]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'état in October 1993, three months after being elected. This event sparked the decade-long Burundian Civil War.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]As of December 2018[update], the following airlines maintain regular scheduled service to Bujumbura International Airport:[4]
Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Kigoma[5] |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Kenya Airways | Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta |
| RwandAir | Kigali |
| Uganda Airlines | Entebbe[6] |
Cargo
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ethiopian Airlines Cargo | Addis Ababa, Kigali[7] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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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