Flight code: BUQ

The Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport is located about 21 km to the north of Bulawayo. It is the second largest airport in Zimbabwe. It has a capacity to handle 1.5 million passengers every year. The newly furnished airport with a new terminal was opened in 2013. Now the airport parking area can accommodate 400 cars at any time.

It boosts of 2 runways, which are capable of handling wide-bodied aircraft such as the Boeing 767 and 4 boarding gates. It has all the requisite security systems and safety systems in place.

Air Zimbabwe operates 2 daily flights between Bulawayo and Harare at 0900 and 1900 arrival time and 0700 and 1715 departure time. Taxis meet the flights.

The Bulawayo flight to Victoria Falls goes via Harare. The South African Airways has a daily flight between Jo'burg and Bulawayo at 1125 and departs from Bulawayo at 1325.

The airport operates 24 hours per day. It offers aircraft parking, cargo and passenger handling, weather information, banking, restaurants and refueling services.