Léon-Mba International Airport is an airport situated in Libreville, Gabon. Constructed in the 1950s, it is the main international airport in the country.
Airlines and destinations
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Accidents and incidents
- On 2 April 1977, an Aviogenex (Yugoslavia) Tupolev Tu-134 registered YU-AJS, crashed on landing, killing the eight crew on board.
- On 8 June 2004, a Gabon Express twin-engine Hawker Siddeley HS 748 operating Gabon Express Flight 221 ditched into the Gulf of Guinea after suffering an engine failure and hydraulic problems shortly after take-off, 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. Four people on board were rescued and transported to a local hospital, but were not seriously injured. The crew reported hydraulic problems and eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft's propellers were not turning at the time of the ditching.
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