Léon-Mba International Airport

Airport in Libreville, Gabon

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

Passenger

Air France Boeing 777 arrived from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France.

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.^[14][15] Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.^[14] The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.^[15]

See also

• List of airports in Gabon
• Transport in Gabon

References

1. "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.
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. "AfriJet Adds Oyem Service From mid-March 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. "Air Côte d'Ivoire adds new sectors from April 2017". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
6. "Air Cote d'Ivoire International Service Changes in Oct 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
7. "► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Côte d'Ivoire announces Pointe Noire, Ouagadougou, Yaounde; various timetable changes". www.theafricanaviationtribune.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
8. "Asky Airlines Adds Sao Tome et Principe Service From Oct 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
9. June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/lbv
10. "Camair-Co May 2024 Africa Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
11. "Rwandair network adjustment from Sep 2016". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
12. "Rwandair Cameroon Service Changes from March 2016". Routesonline. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
13. "Tunisair Plans Douala and Libreville Additions From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
14. "DHL cargo plane crashes in Gabon, no fatalities". BNO News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
15. Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Solenta AN26 near Libreville on Jun 6th 2011, ditched in the sea". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

External links

• Libreville International Airport official website
• Current weather for FOOL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LBV at Aviation Safety Network