AirportsM'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Franceville, in Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MVB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MVB
- ICAO code
- FOON
- City
- Franceville
- State or region
- Haut-Ogooué Province
- Country
- Gabon
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 1.6562° S, 13.4380° E
- Elevation
- 442 m (1,450 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,080 m (10,105 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MVB means M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FOON. 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 1.6562° S, 13.4380° E. It stands 442 metres (1,450 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
M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,080 metres (10,105 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,080 m 10,105 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Makokou AirportMakokou | MKU | 256 km |
| Maya-Maya International AirportBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo | BZV | 352 km |
| Ndjili International AirportKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | FIH | 377 km |
| Antonio Agostinho-Neto International AirportPointe Noire, Republic of the Congo | PNR | 391 km |
| Gamba AirportGamba | GAX | 397 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,553 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,883 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,413 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,051 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,893 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,867 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,074 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,335 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,088 km | 17 h 30 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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