Bernardin Gantin Airport COO / DBBB

Renamed twice: from 'Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport' to the long-form 'Cardinal Bernardin Gantin International Airport of Cotonou-Cadjehoun' (already in ASECNA's AIP by its 15-Jul-2021 chart edition, per fr.wikipedia.org), then simplified by Benin's Council of Ministers on 3 Dec 2025 to the current short form 'Aéroport Bernardin Gantin de Cotonou' — confirmed live on the airport's own site (aeroport-de-cotonou.bj, to which sab.bj now redirects) and independently corroborated by French Wikipedia, which states the government cited the older name as too long for practical use; the 'Cadjehoun' locality name is now dropped from official branding, though the ICAO/IATA codes and the neighbourhood name are unchanged. Operator Société des Aéroports du Bénin (SAB-SA) is wholly state-owned, created by Decree No. 2018-419-bis of 12 Sep 2018 (statutes approved same date), with formal corporate registration completed 28 Apr 2021; Lagardère Travel Retail holds the airport-retail concession since its new contract was announced 17 Oct 2023 — no evidence found of a foreign operator holding the overall airport-management concession itself, which remains with SAB. Single runway (06/24, no crosswind alternative), 2400m asphalt, cross-confirmed via multiple independent sources (OurAirports and Wikipedia both agree); CAT I ILS reportedly serves RWY 24 only (ident "CN", 109. Latest reported traffic: 555,142 passengers CY2023 (+21.3% on 457,510 in 2022, per SAB/ANAC-Bénin-sourced reporting) — could not independently re-confirm the figure via a primary source (Wikipedia's own traffic table only extends to 2014), and more recent 2024/2025 totals remain unconfirmed; both should be checked before relying on them. A long-planned replacement airport at Glo-Djigbé (first proposed 1974, revived 2011 with South African financing) remains stalled/unbuilt as of, so Cadjehoun continues as Benin's sole significant international gateway. RwandAir uses COO as a regional hub alongside national carrier Air Bénin/Benin Airlines; ASECNA provides air navigation services under the regional agency framework.