Airports: Gabon
The METAR and TAF decoder database holds 29 airports in Gabon. 28 of them have an IATA code and every one has an ICAO code, which in this country starts with FO. For every airport on the list below the site shows the current METAR and the TAF forecast decoded into plain English, together with a map, runway data and a clock in the airport's local time.
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All airports in Gabon
- Akieni Airport FOGA
- Alowe Airport (Wonga Wongué Presidential Reserve) FOGW
- Bitam Airport FOOB
- Booue Airport FOGB
- Fougamou Airport FOGF
- Gamba Airport FOGX
- Koulamoutou Mabimbi Airport FOGK
- Lambarene Airport FOGR
- Lastourville Airport FOOR
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport FOOL
- M'Bigou Airport FOGG
- M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (Franceville) FOON
- Makokou Airport FOOK
- Mayumba Airport FOOY
- Mekambo Airport FOOE
- Minvoul Airport FOGV
- Mitzic Airport FOOM
- Moabi Airport FOGI
- Moanda Airport FOOD
- Mouilla Ville Airport (Mouila) FOGM
- Ndende Airport FOGE
- Okondja Airport FOGQ
- Omboue Hospital Airport FOOH
- Oyem Airport FOGO
- Port Gentil International Airport FOOG
- Sette Cama Airport FOOS
- Tchibanga Airport FOOT
- Tchongorove Airport (Iguela) FOOI
- Ville Airport (N'Djolé) FOGJ
Largest airports in Gabon
The most significant airports in the database for this country are Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (FOOL/LBV), Port Gentil International Airport (FOOG/POG), M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (Franceville) (FOON/MVB), Lambarene Airport (FOGR/LBQ) and Oyem Airport (FOGO/OYE).
Weather reports identify an airport by its four-letter ICAO code, not by the IATA code - which is why the METAR for FOOL is available even for airports with no ticketing code. The airports of Gabon are spread across 29 municipalities listed in the database.
Airports by classification
How the airports break down: small airports and airfields - 18; medium-sized airports - 9; large airports - 2.
The classification comes from OurAirports and describes the size of the infrastructure, not passenger traffic. Regular METAR and TAF reports come mostly from the larger airports; small airfields often publish none at all - in that case the nearest reporting station is listed in the "nearby airports" section of the airport page.
Geographic span and time zones
The northernmost airport in the database is Minvoul Airport (FOGV/MVX) (2°09'N), the southernmost is Mayumba Airport (FOOY/MYB) (3°28'S). East to west the extremes are Mekambo Airport (FOOE/MKB) (13°58'E) and Port Gentil International Airport (FOOG/POG) (8°45'E).
The highest airport is M'Bigou Airport (FOGG/MBC) at 2,346 ft / 715 m above sea level, the lowest is Sette Cama Airport (FOOS) (10 ft / 3 m). Elevation matters when reading a report: METAR cloud bases are given above aerodrome level, not above mean sea level.
The airports here sit in 3 time zones: Africa/Brazzaville, Africa/Douala and Africa/Libreville. METAR and TAF are always issued in UTC (the "Z" suffix), which is why every airport page runs a clock in the airport's own local time next to the report.
METAR and TAF for airports in Gabon
Each airport page shows the raw METAR plus a full decode: flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR), wind direction and speed with gusts, visibility, weather phenomena, cloud layers with their bases, temperature, dew point and QNH pressure. The TAF forecast is split into its validity periods including the change groups (BECMG, TEMPO, PROB).
METAR is normally issued every 30 or 60 minutes and TAF four times a day, with extra amendments when conditions change. The data comes from the Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) and is fetched live on every visit.