Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Libreville, Estuaire Province (Gabon)

IATA: LBV ICAO: FOOL

Longest Active Runway

9,844 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

39 ft

12 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

0.4590°, 9.4121°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #600 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,078 of 7558

Top 14.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Gabon)

#1 of 1 in GA

#2 of 14 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LBV in numbers: 9,844 ft longest runway · tied #600 of 650 published · #1,078 of 7,558 worldwide (top 14.3%) · #1 in Gabon.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LBV lies at 12 m (39 ft), #532 of 650 published airports by elevation and 16.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Corisco International Airport (OCS), 27.6 NM, 10,220 ft. Next: BSG 90 NM. BSG has the radius's longest runway, 1,016 ft more than LBV.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,844 ft (3,000 m)

LBV runway: 16/34 9,844 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16/34	9,844 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Corisco International Airport (Corisco Island)	`OCS`	27.6 NM (51.1 km)	10,220 ft	—
Bata International Airport (Bata)	`BSG`	90 NM (166.7 km)	10,860 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →