Léon-Mba International Airport (
IATA: LBV,
ICAO: FOOL, French: Aéroport international Léon-Mba) is an airport
situated in
Libreville,
Gabon. It is the main international airport in the country and was constructed in the 1950s.[3]
Just after takeoff from the airport on June 8, 2004,
Gabon Express Flight 221 dove into the
Gulf of Guinea after suffering a hydraulic failure after departure, leading to the deaths of 19 out of the 30 onboard.
On 6 June 2011,
Antonov An-26 TR-LII of
Solenta Aviation, operating Flight 122A for
DHL Aviation ditched in the sea near Libreville International Airport.[12][13] Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured.[12] The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.[13]