Scheduled airline service has been moved[3] to the newer sir abubakar Tafawa Balewa airport, the airport was named after sir abubakar tafawa balewa who was prime minister of Nigeria from 1957 to 1966.

23 kilometres (14 mi) north near the village of Durum.

[5] Before heading to the airport some helpful items to take along are; flight documents, passport, flight ticket, booking confirmation, and lastly, luggage.

Bauchi airport is also the main link for the primarily Muslim northern state, it serves Muslim pilgrims and hosts airlines that serves internationally, it is also well equipped.

The most known visitors are travellers, Air Force personnel, pilots, and aviation officers who frequent this location.