Buta Zega Airport — Buta, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Buta Zega Airport serves Buta, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Bas-Uélé Province. Its single runway sits 1,378 feet up. Coded BZU, the airport provides a critical air link in a part of the country where road infrastructure remains extremely limited, typical of the DRC's more remote northern provinces. Bas-Uélé Province sits within the Congo Basin's dense forest region, and air transport often represents the only practical way to move people and goods across long distances here. Given the challenging overland conditions throughout this part of the DRC, BZU functions as an essential connector for Buta and the surrounding communities rather than a stop for broader regional or international travel.