Léon-Mba International Airport
Léon-Mba International Airport Aéroport international Léon-Mba | |||||||||||
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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 | www.libreville-aeroport.com | ||||||||||
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  LBV Location of Airport in Gabon  LBV LBV (Africa) | |||||||||||
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Léon-Mba International Airport (IATA: LBV, ICAO: FOOL, French: Aéroport international Léon-Mba) 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
[edit]Passenger
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Cargo
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Just after takeoff from the airport on June 8, 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.[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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for FOOL". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) 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.
- ^ "AfriJet Adds Oyem Service From mid-March 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Air Côte d'Ivoire adds new sectors from April 2017". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Air Cote d'Ivoire International Service Changes in Oct 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". www.theafricanaviationtribune.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Asky Airlines Adds Sao Tome et Principe Service From Oct 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/lbv
- ^ "Camair-Co May 2024 Africa Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Rwandair network adjustment from Sep 2016". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "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.
