Airports / Gabon / MVB
M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport
FOON / MVBFranceville, GabonELEV 1,450 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Okondja Airport (OKN).
Overview
M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (FOON / MVB) is a mid-sized airport serving Franceville, Gabon. Field elevation is 1,450 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MVB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Okondja Airport (OKN, 61 nm), Koulamoutou Mabimbi Airport (KOU, 66 nm), and Makokou Airport (MKU, 138 nm).
Trip costs from MVB 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 MVB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FOON
IATA
MVB
FAA / Local
FOON
Elevation
1,450 ft
Coordinates
1.6562° S · 13.4380° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Gabon fields
state range 13–2,158 ft
At 1,450 ft, MVB sits higher than 64% 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.
- 61nmOKNOkondja AirportOkondja
- 66nmKOUKoulamoutou Mabimbi AirportKoulamoutou
- 138nmMKUMakokou AirportMakokou
- 143nmMJLMouilla Ville AirportMouila
- 151nmOLLOyo Ollombo AirportOyo
- 160nmDISNgot Nzoungou AirportDolisie
Location
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