Léon-Mba International Airport

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Léon-Mba International Airport
LBV Libreville international airport departure lounge.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic and military
OperatorHandling Partners Gabon
ServesLibreville
LocationLibreville, Gabon
Hub for
  • Nationale Regionale Transport
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates00°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
Websitehttp://www.adlgabon.com/
Map
LBV is located in Gabon
LBV
LBV
Location of Airport in Gabon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,844 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers721,411
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]
AfriJet Brazzaville, Douala, Franceville, Pointe-Noire, Port Gentil, São Tomé, Yaoundé
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Brazzaville, Cotonou,[6] Pointe-Noire[7]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
ASKY Airlines Douala, Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Kinshasa–N'djili, Lomé, Yaoundé[8]
Camair-co Douala
CEIBA Intercontinental Bata, Douala, Malabo, Pointe-Noire, São Tomé
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Malabo
La Compagnie Seasonal charter: Paris–Orly[9]
Mauritania Airlines Bamako
Nationale Regionale Transport Franceville, Koulamoutou, Makokou, Mouila, Oyem, Port-Gentil, Tchibanga
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
RwandAir Brazzaville, Cotonou,[10] Douala,[10] Kigali, Yaoundé[11]
Trans Air Congo Douala, Pointe-Noire
Turkish Airlines Istanbul, Kinshasa–N'djili

Cargo[]

AirlinesDestinations
Cargolux Luxembourg
DHL Aviation Abidjan, Franceville, Port-Gentil,
Ethiopian CargoAbidjan, Addis Ababa
Royal Air Maroc Cargo Addis Ababa, Casablanca

Accidents and incidents[]

  • Just after takeoff from the airport on June 8th, 2004, Gabon Express Flight 221 dove into the Gulf of Guinea after suffering a hydraulic failure after departure, leading to the deaths of 19 out of the 30 onboard.
  • 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.[12][13] Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.[12] The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Airport information for FOOL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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. ^ June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/lbv
  9. ^ Mizzi, Amely (9 December 2021). "La Compagnie flies to Libreville instead of Tel Aviv". Aviation.Direct. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Rwandair network adjustment from Sep 2016". Retrieved 30 May 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Rwandair Cameroon Service Changes from March 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ a b "DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities". BNO News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  13. ^ a b 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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