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Air Burkina

Burkina Faso · BURKINA

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Connecting Burkina Faso and West Africa by air.

Founded

1967

Headquarters

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Air Burkina is the national airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled passenger services across West Africa. Founded in 1967, it has served as a key link between Ouagadougou and regional destinations including Abidjan, Bamako, Niamey, and Dakar. The airline has historically been majority state-owned, though it has undergone various restructuring efforts and partial privatization over the decades. It operates out of Ouagadougou's Thomas Sankara International Airport as its primary hub. Air Burkina has faced significant operational challenges over the years, including financial difficulties and a reduced fleet, reflecting broader pressures faced by small regional carriers in West Africa. Its route network focuses primarily on intra-West African connectivity.

Hubs & network

Air Burkina's primary hub is Thomas Sankara International Airport (OUA) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Fleet

Air Burkina has operated small jet and turboprop aircraft including the Embraer ERJ-145 and de Havilland Canada Dash 8 series.

Notable facts

›Air Burkina is the flag carrier of Burkina Faso, one of West Africa's landlocked nations.
›The airline was founded in 1967 and has operated for over five decades.
›It has undergone multiple restructuring and partial privatization efforts to improve financial sustainability.
›Its route network is primarily focused on West African regional destinations.
›The airline operates under the IATA code 2J and ICAO code VBW with callsign BURKINA.

Official website Wikipedia

This profile is provided for general information only. Contact details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airline's official website before acting on them.

Primary hubs

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International AirportOUA · 8 rts Modibo Keita International AirportBKO · 3 rts Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportABJ · 2 rts Bobo Dioulasso AirportBOY · 2 rts Cotonou Cadjehoun International AirportCOO · 2 rts Léopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDKR · 2 rts

Route network map (22 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

ABJ → BOYCRJ

ABJ → OUAE70 CRJ M87

ACC → OUACRJ

BKO → ABJM87

BKO → DKRM87

BKO → OUACRJ

BOY → ABJCRJ

BOY → OUACRJ

COO → LFWM87

COO → OUAM87

DKR → BKOM87

DKR → OUAM87

LFW → OUAM87 CRJ

NIM → OUACRJ

OUA → ABJE70 CRJ M87

OUA → ACCCRJ

OUA → BKOM87 CRJ

OUA → BOYCRJ

OUA → COOM87

OUA → DKRM87

OUA → LFWCRJ

OUA → NIMCRJ

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

CRJ14 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-8712 routes Embraer 1702 routes

Encyclopaedia

Air Burkina SA is the national airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled services from its main base at Ouagadougou Airport to one domestic destination, Bobo-Dioulasso, as well as regional international services to Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana. From 2001 to 2017, the airline was majority owned by an AKFED/IPS consortium, but is now back in government ownership, with reports that a new investor is being sought.

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