Airports / Gabon / OMB
Omboue Hospital Airport
FOOH / OMBOmboue, GabonELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port Gentil International Airport (POG).
Overview
Located in Omboue, Gabon, Omboue Hospital Airport (FOOH / OMB) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 33 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list OMB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Port Gentil International Airport (POG, 60 nm), Lambarene Airport (LBQ, 79 nm), and Mouilla Ville Airport (MJL, 109 nm).
Trip costs from OMB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from OMB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FOOH
IATA
OMB
FAA / Local
FOOH
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
1.5747° S · 9.2627° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Gabon fields
state range 13–2,158 ft
At 33 ft, OMB sits lower than 82% of the 11 Gabon fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmPOGPort Gentil International AirportPort Gentil
- 79nmLBQLambarene AirportLambarene
- 109nmMJLMouilla Ville AirportMouila
- 122nmLBVLibreville Leon M'ba International AirportLibreville
- 149nmOCSCorisco International AirportCorisco Island
- 192nmKOUKoulamoutou Mabimbi AirportKoulamoutou
Location
Open the full mapFOOH · Omboue Hospital Airport · Omboue, Gabon