# Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ / FVJN)

**Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport** (IATA: BUQ, ICAO: FVJN) is a large airport in Bulawayo, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,588 m (8,491 ft). It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvbu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BUQ / FVJN
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe
- Serves: Bulawayo, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe
- Elevation: 1,329 m / 4,359 ft
- Coordinates: -20.0163, 28.6229
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,588 m / 8,491 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2 · Africa/Harare
- Website: http://www.caaz.co.zw/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Mqabuko_Nkomo_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q556056
- Weather station: FVJN · WMO 67965
- Ident: FVBU

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,588 m / 8,491 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 115° / 295° | yes |
| 02/20 | 1,347 m / 4,419 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 008° / 188° |  |

## Routes

5 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [HRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvha.md) Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport · Zimbabwe · 348 km / 216 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe, Air Zimbabwe
- [VFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvfa.md) Victoria Falls International Airport · Zimbabwe · 362 km / 225 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe, Air Zimbabwe
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 682 km / 424 mi · Fastjet Zimbabwe, Air Zimbabwe, Airlink
- [CPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fact.md) Cape Town International Airport · South Africa · 1,840 km / 1,143 mi · Airlink
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,411 km / 2,119 mi · Ethiopian Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BUQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- UM [Air Zimbabwe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-zimbabwe) · 3
- FN [Fastjet Zimbabwe](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fastjet-zimbabwe) · 3
- 4Z [Airlink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airlink) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,588 m / 8,491 ft | =2,167 of 29,858 | #297 in Africa | #5 in ZW |
| Elevation | 1,329 m / 4,359 ft | =2,872 of 43,403 | #564 in Africa | #19 in ZW |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in ZW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | NKOMO APP | 119.700 |
| TWR | NKOMO TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [ZW-0069](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zw-0069.md) Umguza Airfield · 14 km / 8.7 mi
- [FVYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvyt.md) Inyati Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [FVFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvfi.md) Filabusi Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [FVTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvts.md) Tsholothso Airport · 94 km / 58 mi
- [FVKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvkz.md) Kezi Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [FVGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvgd.md) Gwanda Airport · 106 km / 66 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joshua_Mqabuko_Nkomo_International_Airport&oldid=1362721663), revision of 5 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fvbu/data