AviatDataOsvaldo Vieira International Airport OXB / GGOV
Bissau · GW · OVIA SARL (Osvaldo Vieira International Airport SARL) — per the operator's own live site (bissau-airport.com), OVIA SARL has managed the airport since 2023, described there as part of the FB Group airport network ('Gerido pelo FB Group' on the Portuguese pages). Could NOT corroborate the draft's specific '13 Mar 2026 handover from AACGB' claim — the operator's own site states a 2023 start, not a 2026 date, and does not name Summa Turizm Yatirimciligi anywhere. A Turkish-concessionaire link is plausible (Summa is a known airport-concession operator elsewhere in West/Central Africa) but is unconfirmed by this primary source — verify the exact concession start date, term, and Summa's role against a corporate-registry or government-gazette source before publishing the 2026-handover narrative.
180kpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAGGOV / OXB
OperatorOVIA SARL (Osvaldo Vieira International Airport SARL) — per the operator's own live site (bissau-airport.com), OVIA SARL has managed the airport since 2023, described there as part of the FB Group airport network ('Gerido pelo FB Group' on the Portuguese pages). Could NOT corroborate the draft's specific '13 Mar 2026 handover from AACGB' claim — the operator's own site states a 2023 start, not a 2026 date, and does not name Summa Turizm Yatirimciligi anywhere. A Turkish-concessionaire link is plausible (Summa is a known airport-concession operator elsewhere in West/Central Africa) but is unconfirmed by this primary source — verify the exact concession start date, term, and Summa's role against a corporate-registry or government-gazette source before publishing the 2026-handover narrative.
Coordinates11.8950°N, 15.6536°W
Elevation128 ft · 39 m
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0, no DST)
Passengers / yr180,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceGGOV — AIP Guinea-Bissau (ASECNA eAIP)
Operating hoursH24 (24/7) — the operator's own site states plainly, as current fact, that the airport 'operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week' (homepage and FAQ, bissau-airport.com), not merely as an aspiration or advertisement. The field historically ran scheduled/tower hours before the OVIA concession; if working from older charts or NOTAMs, still confirm the current watch before off-schedule or diversion ops.
TerminalsOne international passenger terminal (T1) in use, marketed by the operator as newly modernized ('moderno e acolhedor' — modern and welcoming). Could NOT independently confirm the draft's claim of a separate ~1M-pax/yr terminal under construction and ~90% complete — not mentioned anywhere on the operator's own site; treat that specific claim as unverified pending a dedicated source check.
Runways (1)
- 03/21 · 3,200 m / 10,499 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS/DME IBS 109.3, RWY 21 only
Sole international airport in Guinea-Bissau, operated by OVIA SARL (FB Group network) since 2023. CORRECTION: the draft's narrative of a 13 Mar 2026 handover from state authority AACGB and a named Summa Turizm concessionaire could NOT be corroborated against the operator's own live site, which instead states OVIA SARL has run the airport since 2023 with no mention of a 2026 transition or of Summa by name — re-verify that whole narrative against a primary corporate or government source before relying on it. Likewise, the draft's claim of a new ~1M-pax/yr terminal under construction (~90% complete) is unconfirmed; the operator's site shows only the existing single international terminal, marketed as recently modernized. H24 operation, however, IS confirmed as current fact by the operator's own site (previously only 'advertised' per the earlier draft — now directly and plainly stated in the FAQ). Confirmed current direct destinations/carriers per the operator's own site and live flight board: Lisbon (TAP Air Portugal TP; euroAtlantic Airways YU, charter), Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc AT), Dakar (ASKY Airlines KP), and Praia — 4 airlines / 4 direct destinations total per the site's own summary tiles. Could not confirm the earlier draft's mention of an ASKY leg via Lomé, nor identify which carrier serves Praia. Air Senegal, Air Cote d'Ivoire and Turkish Airlines remain unconfirmed as currently active; Transair Senegal's Dakar route reportedly ended Mar 2023 (superseded by Air Senegal) — unchanged from the earlier draft, not. Pax figure (~180,000, 2024) remains an estimate with no fresher figure found — verify before use. Runway width (45 m) and the RWY 21 ILS/DME (IBS 109.3) detail were not (no contradicting source found either) — spot-check against a current AIP/NOTAM before ops planning. Minor cross-source coordinate variance noted (OurAirports: 11.894262N / -15.653596; Wikipedia/AIP-derived: 11.8950N / -15.6536W) — within normal precision differences, not a sign or magnitude error. FLAG: the operator's own site displays elevation as 98 ft / 30 m in two separate places (hero panel and FAQ) — this conflicts with the AIP-consensus figure of 128 ft / 39 m used in this record (independently confirmed by both Wikipedia and OurAirports); the operator's figure is likely a website data error, but check it against a current AIP/chart source before using this record for anything elevation-sensitive.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
Ramp, passenger and ground handling for scheduled carriers at OXB, confirmed via Menzies Aviation's own live network page (menziesaviation.com/our-network/bissau-oxb), which states wide- and narrow-body capability, front-line above- and below-wing services, and an on-site passenger lounge (no brand named on the page — not confirmed as part of the Pearl premium-lounge network Menzies markets at larger stations such as Copenhagen and Bratislava, so drop that specific brand claim). Traces to a public-private ground handling contract reportedly signed between the Guinea-Bissau government and National Aviation Services (NAS) around 2020/2021; NAS's parent Agility combined with John Menzies plc in Aug 2022 to form the enlarged Menzies Aviation, and this station now trades under that brand — the original contract date/term was not. Confirmed current scheduled carriers at OXB per this project's own airport record (cross-checked against the airport operator's site and live flight board): TAP Air Portugal, euroAtlantic Airways (Lisbon charter), Royal Air Maroc, and ASKY Airlines. Air Senegal, Air Cote d'Ivoire and Turkish Airlines are NOT currently confirmed active despite appearing in some older listings — the draft's mention of Air Atlantic as a handled carrier is corrected to euroAtlantic Airways.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
ASB - Aero Serviços Bissau
Reported as the primary Jet A-1 into-plane supplier at OXB, fuelling directly on the apron via tanker truck (single-point refuelling). Jet A-1-only availability (no Avgas) at this airport is independently confirmed by this project's own OXB airport record. This session's search access for Guinea-Bissau-specific sources was largely unproductive, so ASB's specific name, and the reported links to Petromar and Galp and to national storage capacity above 2 million litres, were not — nothing found contradicts them, but treat those specifics as carried over rather than freshly verified.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Unconfirmed
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
The same NAS contract description references engineering services and maintenance bundled with ramp/passenger handling; no separate line-maintenance organisation was found for OXB, so the actual scope (transit checks/defect rectification vs. GSE upkeep only) remains unconfirmed.
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Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Available
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
Aircraft interior/cabin cleaning included in NAS's contracted turnaround scope (check-in, boarding, maintenance and cleaning per company/press reporting on the original Guinea-Bissau ground-handling contract launch); not independently re-verified against a primary NAS/Menzies source.
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Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
As the contracted ramp handler, Menzies/NAS is the operator most plausibly running the airport's ground power units and air-starter units; No separate GSE-only vendor was identified.
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Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
Freight/cargo handling reported as part of the NAS-Menzies station scope at OXB alongside passenger/ramp services; there is no dedicated cargo terminal building — handling is ramp-side. Since 2023 the airport has been run by concessionaire OVIA SARL, part of the Turkish FB Group airport network per OVIA's own site (bissau-airport.com); this project's own airport record could not corroborate the operator naming Summa Turizm, though a separate Turkish firm, Summa, does list an Osvaldo Vieira International Airport BOT project on its own company site (20,000 sqm, 2023 start, 1M pax/yr capacity) — treat the concessionaire's backer identity as unresolved between these two named Turkish groups. A claim that a new, larger passenger terminal (~1M pax/yr, ~90% complete) is under construction could not be corroborated on the operator's own site in this project's prior check, so a specific new-cargo-terminal-building claim should likewise be treated as unconfirmed rather than settled.
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Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Autoridade de Aviação Civil da Guiné-Bissau (AACGB)
Passenger/baggage security screening (x-ray plus manual search) at the terminal is reported as carried out with local police support under the civil aviation authority's oversight; cargo screening is reported as minimal, with no dedicated cargo x-ray/scanning equipment on site. These specifics trace to a 2023 Logistics Capacity Assessment source that could not be re-accessed (repeated access errors), so treat them as carried over rather than freshly verified. No separate named private security contractor was identified. Since 2023 the airport has been run by concessionaire OVIA SARL (part of the Turkish FB Group network per OVIA's own site, with a possible but unresolved Summa link — see the Menzies cargo entry above), whose modernisation scope may eventually include upgraded security/screening systems, but no specific claim to that effect was independently corroborated.
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Passenger & crew transport
Unconfirmed
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
Airside passenger/crew transport between terminal and stand is typically bundled into wide-body ramp-handling turnarounds that Menzies advertises for this station;
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Flight support
Unconfirmed
Menzies Aviation (Bissau OXB)
Third-party flight-support brokers describe landing/traffic permits, flight-plan filing and weather/NOTAM briefings at OXB as arranged through the authorized ground handling company, i.e. Menzies/NAS as the sole contracted handler, but Menzies does not publish its own dedicated trip-support/FBO desk page for Bissau, so this remains unconfirmed as a directly marketed service.
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Hotel & travel
On request · 2 providers
Dunia Hotel Bissau (Azalaï Group)
Confirmed as a real hotel in Bissau operated under the Azalaï Group's Dunia sub-brand — the operator's own site lists it as Dunia Hotel Bissau, and it also appears as Azalaï Dunia Hotel Bissau on Wikivoyage's Bissau lodging list (Estrada de Santa Luzia). Azalaï's own site states it is about 10 km / 18 minutes from Bissau International Airport. One image asset on the operator's site references 24 Setembro, which may be a street name or a former label rather than the hotel's current formal name — the earlier company label Azalai 24 de Setembro should be treated as unconfirmed shorthand, not a verified name, and has been corrected here. Named as a standard crew layover hotel for OXB in flight-support desk trip-planning briefings. No published airline crew-contract rate was found — treat rate/terms as unconfirmed.
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Hotel Ancar
Confirmed as a real, named mid-range hotel in central Bissau — Av. Osvaldo Vieira no.10 — per Wikivoyage's Bissau lodging list (air conditioning, breakfast, wifi); a short drive from the airport given Bissau's small size, though no airport-specific distance is published by the hotel itself, so the earlier approximately 10 minute drive figure is unconfirmed. Named as a standard crew layover hotel for OXB in flight-support desk trip-planning briefings. No published airline crew-contract rate was found — treat rate/terms as unconfirmed.
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