Léon-Mba International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public and military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Handling Partners Gabon | ||||||||||
| Serves | Libreville | ||||||||||
| Location | Libreville, Gabon | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 00°27′31″N 009°24′44″E / 0.45861°N 9.41222°E | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.adlgabon.com/ | ||||||||||
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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
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Air France Boeing 777 arrived from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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 |
| 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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
| DHL Aviation | Abidjan, Franceville, Port-Gentil, |
| Ethiopian Cargo | Abidjan, 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.[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
- ^ Airport information for FOOL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for LBV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport. Tender". www.adp-i.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Africa's Connection". www.africas-connection.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Route map 2014". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Air Côte d'Ivoire adds new sectors from April 2017". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". www.theafricanaviationtribune.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Arik Air Adds New Routes from Feb 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/lbv
- ^ a b 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Rwandair network adjustment from Sep 2016". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Rwandair Cameroon Service Changes from March 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ a b "DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities". BNO News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ a b Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Solenta AN26 near Libreville on Jun 6th 2011, ditched in the sea". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2011.