Bubaque Airport

Bubaque Airport (IATA: BQE, ICAO: GGBU) is an airport serving the island town of Bubaque, in Guinea-Bissau. It is the Bijagos Archipelago's only airfield.

Bubaque Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBubaque, Guinea-Bissau
Elevation AMSL80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates11°18′00″N 15°50′20″W
Map
BQE
Location of airport in Guinea-Bissau
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 1,210 3,970 Grass
Source: Google Maps[1] GCM[2]

The airport is on the north end of the island. North approach and departure will be over the water. The 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) runway is unpaved.

The Bissau VOR-DME (Ident: BIS) is located on the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport at Bissau, 40.0 nautical miles (74 km) north-northeast of Bubaque.[3]

See also

References

  1. Google Maps
  2. Airport information for Bubaque Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Bissou VOR". SkyVector. Retrieved 23 November 2018.


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