Libreville International Airport
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Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport is an airport
situated in Libreville
, Gabon
. It is the main international airport in the country.
Named after the first president of Gabon, Léon M'ba
, it was the hub of former national airline Air Gabon
until March 2006.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
situated in Libreville
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
, Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. It is the main international airport in the country.
Named after the first president of Gabon, Léon M'ba
Léon M'ba
Gabriel Léon M'ba was the first Prime Minister and President of Gabon. A member of the Fang ethnic group, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent...
, it was the hub of former national airline Air Gabon
Air Gabon
Air Gabon was the national, state-owned airline of Gabon, operating out of Libreville International Airport to a variety of destinations across Western and Southern Africa, as well as to Europe and the Middle East....
until March 2006.
Airlines and destinations
Cargo airlines and others
Accidents and incidents
- On June 6, 2011, Antonov An-26Antonov An-26The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR from 12 March 1968.-Development:...
TR-LII of Solenta AviationSolenta AviationSolenta Aviation is an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with its maintenance base at Lanseria International Airport. The company was founded in 2002 and operates cargo flights on regional routes throughout the Sub-Saharan Africa on behalf of DHL Aviation, as well as passenger charter...
, operating Flight 122A for DHL AviationDHL AviationDHL Aviation is a division of DHL Express responsible for providing air transport capacity. It is not a single airline but refers to several airlines owned, co-owned or chartered by DHL Express...
ditched in the sea near Libreville International Airport. Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured. The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellors were not turning at the time of the ditching.