Léon-Mba International Airport

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]

Léon-Mba International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic and military
OperatorHandling Partners Gabon
ServesLibreville
LocationLibreville, Gabon
Hub for
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates00°27′31″N 009°24′44″E
Websitehttp://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)
Passengers721,411
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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
Arik Air Lagos,[8] Port Harcourt[8]
ASKY Airlines Douala, Johannesburg–OR Tambo, Kinshasa–N'djili, Lomé, Yaoundé[9]
Camair-co Douala
CEIBA Intercontinental Bata, Douala, Malabo, Pointe-Noire, São Tomé
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Malabo
Nationale Regionale Transport Franceville, Koulamoutou, Makokou, Mouila, Oyem, Port-Gentil, Tchibanga
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca, Luanda
RwandAir Brazzaville, Cotonou,[10] Douala,[10] Kigali, Yaoundé[11]
Trans Air Congo Douala, Pointe-Noire
Turkish Airlines Istanbul,[12] 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
  • 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.[13][14] Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.[13] The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.[14]
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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. 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Arik Air Adds New Routes from Feb 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/lbv
  10. 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. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
  13. "DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities". BNO News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  14. 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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