# Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV / FOOL)

**Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport** (IATA: LBV, ICAO: FOOL) is a large airport in Libreville, Estuaire Province, Gabon. It has one runway, 3,001 m (9,844 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 690 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fool

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LBV / FOOL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Libreville, Estuaire Province, Gabon
- Elevation: 12 m / 39 ft
- Coordinates: 0.4590, 9.4121
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,001 m / 9,844 ft
- Passengers: 690,224 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Libreville
- Website: http://www.adlgabon.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on-Mba_International_Airport (28 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420847
- Weather station: FOOL · WMO 64500
- Ident: FOOL

## Timeline

- 2 Apr 1977: Q17154651. 8 killed.
- 8 Jun 2004: Gabon Express Flight 221. 19 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,001 m / 9,844 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 154° / 334° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 783,091 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 839,571 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 808,961 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 714,015 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 690,224 | Wikidata |

## Routes

25 destinations in 20 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (24)

- [POG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/foog.md) Port Gentil International Airport · Gabon · 149 km / 93 mi · AfriJet
- [PCP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fppr.md) Principe Airport · São Tomé & Príncipe · 260 km / 162 mi · AfriJet
- [OYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fogo.md) Oyem Airport · Gabon · 270 km / 168 mi · AfriJet
- [TMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fpst.md) São Tomé International Airport · São Tomé & Príncipe · 300 km / 186 mi · AfriJet, Asky Airlines
- [SSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fgsl.md) Malabo International Airport · Equatorial Guinea · 375 km / 233 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [DLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkd.md) Douala International Airport · Cameroon · 396 km / 246 mi · AfriJet, Asky Airlines, Trans Air Congo, RwandAir, Camair-Co
- [NSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkys.md) Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Cameroon · 434 km / 270 mi · AfriJet, Asky Airlines, RwandAir, Camair-Co
- [MVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/foon.md) M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport · Gabon · 506 km / 314 mi · AfriJet
- [PNR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcpp.md) Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport · Congo - Brazzaville · 648 km / 403 mi · AfriJet, Trans Air Congo, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Turkish Airlines, Camair-Co
- [BZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcbb.md) Maya-Maya International Airport · Congo - Brazzaville · 834 km / 518 mi · AfriJet, Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [FIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzaa.md) Ndjili International Airport · Congo - Kinshasa · 860 km / 534 mi · Asky Airlines
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 959 km / 596 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [COO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dbbb.md) Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport · Benin · 1,019 km / 633 mi · AfriJet, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Camair-Co
- [BGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/feff.md) Bangui M'Poko International Airport · Central African Republic · 1,102 km / 685 mi · AfriJet
- [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 1,105 km / 687 mi · Asky Airlines
- [LAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnlu.md) Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport · Angola · 1,119 km / 695 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 1,574 km / 978 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 2,320 km / 1,442 mi · RwandAir
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,388 km / 2,105 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 3,582 km / 2,226 mi · Asky Airlines, FlyGabon
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 4,067 km / 2,527 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 4,079 km / 2,535 mi · Air Algérie
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 4,937 km / 3,068 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 5,438 km / 3,379 mi · Air France

### Cargo (6)

- [POG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/foog.md) Port Gentil International Airport · Gabon · 149 km / 93 mi · DHL Aviation
- [MVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/foon.md) M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport · Gabon · 506 km / 314 mi · DHL Aviation
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 1,574 km / 978 mi · Ethiopian Airlines, DHL Aviation
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,388 km / 2,105 mi · Ethiopian Airlines, Royal Air Maroc
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 4,067 km / 2,527 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 5,476 km / 3,403 mi · Cargolux

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LBV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (6)

- [Air Excellence](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-excellence)
- X7 [Air Service Gabon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-service-gabon)
- G2 [Jet Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet-express)
- NRT [Nationale Regionale Transport](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nationale-regionale-transport)
- SG [Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelle-air-affaires-gabon)
- GV [Sky Gabon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-gabon)

### Passenger (12)

- [AfriJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afrijet) · 11
- KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 6
- HF [Air Côte d'Ivoire](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cote-divoire) · 5
- QC [Camair-Co](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/camair-co) · 4
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 3
- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 3
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 3
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 2
- Q8 [Trans Air Congo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trans-air-congo) · 2
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- [FlyGabon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flygabon) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 3
- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1

Former hub of [Air Gabon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-gabon), [Air Max Africa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-max-africa), [Gabon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gabon-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 690K (2017) | #970 of 3,974 | #58 in Africa | #1 in GA |
| Longest runway | 3,001 m / 9,844 ft | =1,189 of 29,858 | =183 in Africa | #2 in GA |
| Elevation | 12 m / 39 ft | =39,879 of 43,403 | =2,988 in Africa | #34 in GA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in GA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G VOICE RDO | 655.900 |
| RDO | LIBREVILLE RDO | 666.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [NKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ga-0005.md) Nkan Airstrip · 39 km / 24 mi
- [OCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ocs.md) Corisco International Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [GA-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ga-0011.md) Petit Bambam Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [AWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fogw.md) Alowe Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [POG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/foog.md) Port Gentil International Airport · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Léon-Mba International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Léon-Mba_International_Airport&oldid=1371270050), revision of 25 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fool/data