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
IATA: BQE ICAO: GGBU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau
Elevation AMSL	80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	11°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-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]

See also

• Transport in Guinea-Bissau
• List of airports in Guinea-Bissau

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - Bubaque
• OurAirports - Bubaque Airport
• Accident history for BQE at Aviation Safety Network

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