AviatDataLibreville Leon-Mba International Airport LBV / FOOL
Libreville · GA · GSEZ Airport S.A. (trading as Aeroport de Libreville/ADL) - PPP concessionaire since 2018, backed by the Gabonese state, Arise IIP (founded by Gagan Gupta in 2018; Olam International divested its Arise stake in Feb 2021, matching the historic Olam affiliation) and Africa Finance Corporation - these 2018-present facts are corroborated via Arise/Gagan Gupta reference material. The claim that this replaced a 1988-2018 concession specifically run by Egis Aeroports and Aeroport Marseille-Provence could not be independently confirmed (only that a predecessor entity called ADL held a 30-year concession from 1988); treat that specific pairing as unverified. ASECNA retains air navigation and fire/rescue services.
700kpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAFOOL / LBV
OperatorGSEZ Airport S.A. (trading as Aeroport de Libreville/ADL) - PPP concessionaire since 2018, backed by the Gabonese state, Arise IIP (founded by Gagan Gupta in 2018; Olam International divested its Arise stake in Feb 2021, matching the historic Olam affiliation) and Africa Finance Corporation - these 2018-present facts are corroborated via Arise/Gagan Gupta reference material. The claim that this replaced a 1988-2018 concession specifically run by Egis Aeroports and Aeroport Marseille-Provence could not be independently confirmed (only that a predecessor entity called ADL held a 30-year concession from 1988); treat that specific pairing as unverified. ASECNA retains air navigation and fire/rescue services.
Coordinates0.4586°N, 9.4122°E
Elevation39 ft · 12 m
Time zoneWAT (UTC+1, no DST)
Passengers / yr700,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceFOOL - AIP Gabon (ASECNA)
Operating hoursH24 - ATS, customs, immigration, fueling and ground handling all operate around the clock per the ASECNA AIP
TerminalsOne main terminal (~16,000 sqm, opened 1991, two jet bridges, ~1.2M pax design capacity - confirmed via Wikipedia); a separate new terminal (~20,500 sqm, ~259bn FCFA, up to 2M pax capacity) is reported under construction on the east side of the runway under GSEZ Airport, consistent with Arise's own account of an airport redevelopment project, though the specific size/cost figures were not; no confirmed opening date as of Sep 2026
Runways (1)
- 16/34 · 3,000 m / 9,843 ft · 45 m wide · Composite (bituminous concrete) · ILS CAT II (Rwy 16 only; Rwy 34 has no ILS) - not independently reverified against a primary AIP source this pass
Passenger traffic has declined since a 2009 peak of 721,411 (confirmed via historical DAFIF-derived data; local press cites a further ~100,000-pax drop since the 2018 operator transition); the ~700,000 (2024) figure remains an estimate pending a newer primary release. Coordinates corrected to 0.4586N, 9.4122E, converging across English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia and OurAirports (which individually ranged 0.4578-0.4590). Official website libreville-aeroport.com confirmed live via a Wayback Machine snapshot dated 2026-08-07 (HTTP 200); a secondary domain, adlgabon.com, sometimes cited in aviation databases for this airport is currently just a parked for-sale placeholder, not an active operator site, so it was not substituted in. GSEZ Airport S.A. (Arise IIP-linked, AFC-backed) is corroborated as the 2018-present concessionaire via Arise company history, though the exact legal entity name and the specific pre-2018 Egis/Marseille-Provence predecessor detail were not independently confirmed. The GSEZ new-terminal project is a terminal expansion at the existing site, not a relocation to a new airport.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
HPG (Handling Partner Gabon / HPG International)
First ANAC-certified ground-handling operator at Léon-Mba International Airport -- ANAC's 'certificat d'opérateur d'assistance en escale' was granted Friday 28 Nov 2025 (not 25 Nov as originally drafted; date confirmed via anacgabon.org and multiple independent Gabonese press/social posts). ISAGO and ISO 9001 certified; HPG is a subsidiary of the Europe Handling group and serves 18 partner airlines. Covers passenger check-in/boarding assistance, marshalling, baggage loading/unloading, aircraft parking/chocking and turnaround coordination for scheduled and business flights. Note: HPG is no longer the SOLE certificate holder -- ANAC has since also certified SGS (Hand-004, 3 Apr 2026) and Omega Sécurité (Feb 2026) as 'opérateurs d'assistance en escale', though both of those are aviation-security certificates rather than full passenger/ramp-handling capability, so HPG remains the only full-service ground handler at LBV. Source: hpg.aero and the airport's own Stakeholders page (libreville-aeroport.com), which lists HPG as 'Stopover Assistance'. · 24/7 per hpg.aero; airport office hours Mon-Fri 08:30-17:30
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Afrijet
Self-handled: the Gabonese business/regional carrier operates a dedicated Terminal 2 at Léon-Mba Airport for check-in, boarding and ground processing of its own domestic/regional flights -- independently confirmed via the airport's own passenger guide (libreville-aeroport.com/en/passenger-guide/departures: 'Terminal 2 works only with Afrijet flights') and Afrijet's own site (afrijet.com/infos-pratiques). In-house ground handling only; not confirmed to extend to third-party carriers.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
TotalEnergies Marketing Gabon (Petroleum Pool)
Jet A-1 into-plane fuelling at Léon-Mba Airport supplied via the Gabonese Petroleum Pool, a joint venture of Total (corporately rebranded TotalEnergies since 2021; ANAC's own site still uses the legacy 'Total' name), Libya Oil (corporately rebranded OLA Energy) and Engen. Per ANAC's Pool Pétrolier page (anacgabon.org/pool-petrolier): 1,000 m³ storage depot (plus a separate 100 m³ depot at Port-Gentil) with both hydrant and bowser (truck) delivery, operating 24/7 -- these operational details are directly confirmed by ANAC's own page text. The originally drafted '50% Total / operational manager' equity/role split is NOT independently confirmed by any source found and has been removed rather than asserted. Source: airport's own Stakeholders page (libreville-aeroport.com, 'Refueling (Petroleum Pool)') and ANAC (anacgabon.org/pool-petrolier). Contact email removed (unconfirmed -- the drafted '•••' uses Total's pre-2021 domain, superseded by totalenergies.com/.ga). · 24/7
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
On request
HPG (Handling Partner Gabon / HPG International)
Light ramp-level support only: engine-start assistance and aircraft towing, per hpg.aero's service list; full defect-rectification/AOG line-maintenance capability is not independently confirmed.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
Servair Gabon
Flight-kitchen/onboard catering for most airlines operating at Léon-Mba Airport, including Air France, RwandAir, Air Côte d'Ivoire and Royal Air Maroc; part of the Servair/gategroup network. Presence in Libreville since 1989 is independently confirmed via Servair's own corporate history page and both French and English Wikipedia ('In 1989, Servair started its development in Africa, beginning in Libreville, Gabon'). The specific '2025 revenue of 13,298M FCFA' figure comes only from the single ANAC profile page cited and was not independently cross-verified elsewhere -- treat as reported-but-unverified. Source: airport's own Stakeholders page (libreville-aeroport.com, 'Catering (Servair Gabon)'), servair.fr and ANAC (anacgabon.org/servair-gabon).
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Available
HPG (Handling Partner Gabon / HPG International)
Cabin interior cleaning and disinfection bundled into HPG's ramp/turnaround service package, per hpg.aero.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
On request
HPG (Handling Partner Gabon / HPG International)
Ground equipment set-up (chocks, GPU/power supply, parking guidance) supplied as part of HPG's ramp handling package, per hpg.aero; no standalone GSE rental or maintenance business was identified separately at LBV.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available
HPG (Handling Partner Gabon / HPG International)
Freight loading, tracking and security handling per IATA standards, per HPG's own service listing (hpg.aero); no separate dedicated cargo-terminal operator was identified at LBV.
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Aviation security
Available · 2 providers
Société Gabonaise de Services (SGS)
Gabonese security company (est. 1976; guarding, funds transport, video surveillance, fire-safety training) that received ANAC's 'Agrément d'opérateur d'assistance en escale' for aviation-security assistance on 9 Feb 2024 (date confirmed via anacgabon.org and SGS's own site/Facebook). Category remains security (this is an aviation-security-assistance certificate, not a general passenger/baggage ground-handling one). Source: ANAC (anacgabon.org, 'L'ANAC décerne un Agrément d'opérateur d'assistance en escale à SGS'; and SGS/press coverage of the 3 Apr 2026 Hand-004 award, e.g. sonapresse.com, agencequateur.com).
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ONSFAG (Office National de Sûreté et de Facilitation des Aéroports du Gabon)
In-house, state: statutory public establishment ('établissement public') created by law n°038/2018 of 28 Dec 2018, under Ministry of Transport oversight, responsible for airport-platform security and facilitation, including passenger/baggage screening, at Léon-Mba International Airport. Independently confirmed via onsfag.ga, the Journal Officiel de la République Gabonaise (text of law n°038/2018), and ANAC (anacgabon.org/onsfag-3). Source: airport's own Stakeholders page (libreville-aeroport.com, 'Security Formalities (ONSFAG)').
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
HPG (Handling Partner Gabon / HPG International)
HPG operates a dedicated VIP meet-and-greet/passenger-welcome brand, SIKKA Meet & Assist, at Léon-Mba Airport -- confirmed via leconfidentiel.ga ('Handling Partner Gabon lance Sikka Meet & Assist') and SIKKA's own Facebook/Instagram pages (phone •••, based at Aéroport de Libreville). HPG is also listed as the airport's Handler/FBO in third-party business-aviation directories (AC-U-KWIK, Business Air News Handbook, Universal Weather); dedicated flight-planning/permit-handling trip-support beyond meet-and-greet is not independently confirmed.
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Hotel & travel
Unconfirmed
Fly Hotel
4-star hotel adjacent to Léon-Mba Airport, positioned between the international terminal and the Afrijet terminal, open 24/7; room count is reported as 37 rooms/12 suites on the hotel's own LinkedIn page (some third-party listings, e.g. Petit Futé, show 31 rooms -- minor source disagreement, not resolved). On-field location makes it a natural fit for crew/passenger layovers, but no dedicated airline crew contract or negotiated crew-rate programme is publicly confirmed. Source: flyhotelgabon.com and third-party travel listings (LinkedIn, Petit Futé, Prestigia). · 24/7
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