Léon-Mba International Airport Explained
| Léon-Mba International Airport |
| Nativename: | Aéroport international Léon-Mba |
| Iata: | LBV |
| Icao: | FOOL |
| Pushpin Map: | Gabon#Africa |
| Pushpin Label: | LBV |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Airport in Gabon |
| Type: | Public and military |
| Operator: | Handling Partners Gabon |
| City-Served: | Libreville |
| Location: | Libreville, Gabon |
| Hub: |
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| Elevation-F: | 39 |
| Elevation-M: | 12 |
| Coordinates: | 0.4586°N 9.4122°W |
| Website: | www.libreville-aeroport.com |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 16/34 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,000 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9,844 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2009 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 721,411 |
| Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] |
Léon-Mba International Airport is an airport situated in Libreville, Gabon. It is the main international airport in the country and was constructed in the 1950s.[2]
Airlines and destinations
Cargo
Accidents and incidents
- 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.[3] Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.[4] The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.[3]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: usurped. Airport information for FOOL. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=FOOL. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- Web site: Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport. Tender. www.adp-i.com. 30 May 2017.
- Web site: Accident: Solenta AN26 near Libreville on Jun 6th 2011, ditched in the sea . Simon . Hradecky . The Aviation Herald . 7 June 2011.
- Web site: DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities . . 7 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111004753/http://wireupdate.com/wires/17971/dhl-cargo-plane-crashes-in-gabon-no-fatalities/ . 11 January 2012 .
