Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bauchi State International Airport guide

The airport serves Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State in north-eastern Nigeria. It lies about 22 km northwest of the city and replaced the older in-town Bauchi airport. The Bauchi State government, under Governor Isa Yuguda, built it in about 18 months to support tourism in the state, and it was established in 2014.

It is named in honour of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, a Bauchi-born politician who served as Nigeria's Prime Minister from 1957 to 1966. A single asphalt runway, designated 17/35, is about 3,400 m long, and the airport has one terminal. A non-directional beacon and the Bauchi VOR-DME are on the field, which sits at an elevation of about 599 m.

Bauchi State and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria operated the airport jointly until the state formally handed the facility over to the authority in November 2023. Scheduled flights connect Bauchi with Abuja and have been operated by Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Max Air, Overland Airways and ValueJet. A cargo terminal is planned but has not been built.