Airports / Guinea-Bissau / OXB
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport
GGOV / OXBBissau, Guinea-BissauELEV 129 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
54 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG).
Overview
Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (GGOV / OXB) sits in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 129 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list OXB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG, 54 nm), Cap Skirring Airport (CSK, 71 nm), and Banjul International Airport (BJL, 105 nm).
Trip costs from OXB 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 OXB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
GGOV
IATA
OXB
FAA / Local
GGOV
Elevation
129 ft
Coordinates
11.8943° N · 15.6536° W
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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 54nmZIGZiguinchor AirportZiguinchor
- 71nmCSKCap Skirring AirportCap Skirring
- 105nmBJLBanjul International AirportBanjul (Yundum)
- 137nmKLCKaolack AirportKaolack
- 161nmTUDTambacounda AirportTambacounda
- 184nmCKYAhmed Sékou Touré International AirportConakry
Location
Open the full mapGGOV · Osvaldo Vieira International Airport · Bissau, Guinea-Bissau