Léon-Mba International Airport

Léon-Mba International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public and military
Operator Handling Partners Gabon
Serves Libreville
Location Libreville, Gabon
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 00°27′31″N 009°24′44″E / 0.45861°N 9.41222°E / 0.45861; 9.41222Coordinates: 00°27′31″N 009°24′44″E / 0.45861°N 9.41222°E / 0.45861; 9.41222
Website http://www.adlgabon.com/
Map
LBV
Location of Airport in Gabon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,844 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 721,411
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Léon-Mba International Airport (IATA: LBV, ICAO: FOOL) is an airport situated in Libreville, Gabon. It is the main international airport in the country and was constructed in the 1950s.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Air France Boeing 777 arrived from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.
AirlinesDestinations
Africa's Connection STP[4] São Tomé[5]
Air Algerie Algiers (begins 2 December 2018)
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Brazzaville, Cotonou[6] Pointe-Noire[7]
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Arik Air Lagos,[8] Port Harcourt[8]
ASKY Airlines Douala, Kinshasa-N'djili, Lomé, Yaoundé[9]
Camair-co Douala
CEIBA Intercontinental Bata, Douala, Malabo, Pointe-Noire, São Tomé
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Malabo
Kenya Airways Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, Yaoundé (all begins 29 October 2018)[10]
Nationale Regionale Transport Franceville, Koulamoutou, Makokou, Mouila, Oyem, Port-Gentil, Tchibanga
RwandAir Brazzaville, Cotonou,[11] Douala,[11] Kigali, Yaoundé[12]
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca, Luanda
Trans Air Congo Douala, Pointe-Noire
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Ataturk,[13] Kinshasa

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Cargolux Luxembourg
DHL Aviation Abidjan, Franceville, Port-Gentil,
Royal Air Maroc Cargo Addis Ababa, Casablanca
Sky Gabon Douala, Malabo, Pointe-Noire, Port-Gentil

Accidents and incidents

  • On 6 June 2011, Antonov An-26 TR-LII of Solenta Aviation, operating Flight 122A for DHL Aviation ditched in the sea near Libreville International Airport.[14][15] Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.[14] The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for FOOL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for LBV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport. Tender". www.adp-i.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Africa's Connection". www.africas-connection.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Route map 2014". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Air Côte d'Ivoire adds new sectors from April 2017". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". www.theafricanaviationtribune.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Arik Air Adds New Routes from Feb 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. ↑ June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/lbv
  10. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280840/kenya-airways-adds-libreville-service-from-late-oct-2018/
  11. 1 2 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Rwandair network adjustment from Sep 2016". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Rwandair Cameroon Service Changes from March 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Our New Flights: Libreville" (Press release). Turkish Airlines. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  14. 1 2 "DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities". BNO News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  15. 1 2 Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Solenta AN26 near Libreville on Jun 6th 2011, ditched in the sea". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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