Airports / Democratic Republic of the Congo / BUX
Bunia Airport
FZKA / BUXBunia, Democratic Republic of the CongoELEV 4,045 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
98 nm
To the nearest alternate
Arua Airport (RUA).
Overview
Located in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bunia Airport (FZKA / BUX) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,045 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BUX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Arua Airport (RUA, 98 nm), Savannah Airstrip (KHX, 141 nm), and Gulu Airport (ULU, 144 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BUX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BUX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
FZKA
IATA
BUX
FAA / Local
FZKA
Elevation
4,045 ft
Coordinates
1.5657° N · 30.2207° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Democratic Republic of the Congo fields
state range 915–5,643 ft
At 4,045 ft, BUX sits higher than 76% of the 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 98nmRUAArua AirportArua
- 141nmKHXSavannah AirstripKihihi
- 144nmULUGulu AirportGulu
- 162nmEBBEntebbe International AirportEntebbe
- 175nmIRPMatari AirportIsiro
- 203nmGOMGoma International AirportGoma
Location
Open the full mapFZKA · Bunia Airport · Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo