AirportsPort Gentil International Airport is a large airport serving Port Gentil, in Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is POG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- POG
- ICAO code
- FOOG
- City
- Port Gentil
- State or region
- Ogooué-Maritime Province
- Country
- Gabon
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 0.7117° S, 8.7544° E
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,900 m (6,234 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, POG means Port Gentil International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FOOG. 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 0.7117° S, 8.7544° E. It stands 4 metres (13 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
Port Gentil International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,900 metres (6,234 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Gabon on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,900 m 6,234 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Libreville Leon M'ba International AirportLibreville | LBV | 149 km |
| Corisco International AirportCorisco Island, Equatorial Guinea | OCS | 191 km |
| São Tomé International AirportSão Tomé, São Tomé and Principe | TMS | 257 km |
| Gamba AirportGamba | GAX | 272 km |
| Principe AirportSão Tomé & Príncipe, São Tomé and Principe | PCP | 303 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,944 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,327 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,780 km | 7 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,867 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,430 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,403 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,592 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,652 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,519 km | 18 h 00 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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