Bubaque Airport

Summary

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 / 11.30000°N 15.83889°W / 11.30000; -15.83889
Map
BQE is located in Guinea-Bissau
BQE
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-kilometre (3,900 ft) runway is unpaved.

The Bissau VOR-DME (Ident: BIS) is located on the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport at Bissau, 75 kilometres (40 nmi) north-northeast of Bubaque.[3]

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References edit

  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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