Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport — Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport serves Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city, in the southwestern part of the country. The airport is named after Joshua Nkomo, a prominent Zimbabwean nationalist leader and independence figure who played a major role in the country's political history. Coded BUQ, the airport climbs to 4,359 feet, typical of Zimbabwe's elevated interior plateau. It is grouped with Zimbabwe's large airports, yet the source data simply has no figure recorded for how many runways are in use there, an absence that reflects incomplete reporting rather than an airfield without one. BUQ connects Bulawayo to Harare and to regional destinations such as Johannesburg, supporting the city's role as an industrial and cultural center, and the airport also provides access for travelers heading to nearby attractions including Matobo National Park and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe further afield. Passenger numbers have grown gradually as Bulawayo's tourism and mining sectors have recovered in recent years.