Airports / Burundi / BJM
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport
HBBA / BJMBujumbura, BurundiELEV 2,582 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gitega Airport (GID).
Overview
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (HBBA / BJM) sits in Bujumbura, Burundi, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 2,582 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BJM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gitega Airport (GID, 36 nm), Kamembe Airport (KME, 57 nm), and Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY, 68 nm).
Trip costs from BJM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BJM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HBBA
IATA
BJM
FAA / Local
HBBA
Elevation
2,582 ft
Coordinates
3.3240° S · 29.3185° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmGIDGitega AirportGitega
- 57nmKMEKamembe AirportKamembe
- 68nmBKYBukavu Kavumu AirportKamakombe
- 95nmKGLKigali International AirportKigali
- 99nmGYIGisenyi AirportGisenyi
- 100nmGOMGoma International AirportGoma
Location
Open the full mapHBBA · Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport · Bujumbura, Burundi