AirportsLibreville Leon M'ba International Airport is a large airport serving Libreville, in Estuaire Province, Gabon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LBV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LBV
- ICAO code
- FOOL
- City
- Libreville
- State or region
- Estuaire Province
- Country
- Gabon
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.4590° N, 9.4121° E
- Elevation
- 12 m (39 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,844 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LBV means Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FOOL. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 0.4590° N, 9.4121° E. It stands 12 metres (39 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Libreville, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,844 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Gabon on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,000 m 9,844 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corisco International AirportCorisco Island, Equatorial Guinea | OCS | 51 km |
| Port Gentil International AirportPort Gentil | POG | 149 km |
| Bata International AirportBata, Equatorial Guinea | BSG | 167 km |
| President Obiang Nguema International AirportMengomeyén, Equatorial Guinea | GEM | 225 km |
| Principe AirportSão Tomé & Príncipe, São Tomé and Principe | PCP | 260 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,815 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,211 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,648 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,747 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,400 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,374 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,516 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,509 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,567 km | 18 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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