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Port Gentil International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
13 ft / 4 m

2,591
  
8,501

Address
  
Port-Gentil, Gabon

Elevation
  
4 m

Serves
  
Port-Gentil

03/21
  
2,591

8,501
  
Asphalt

Code
  
POG

Port-Gentil International Airport

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Port-Gentil International Airport (IATA: POG, ICAO: FOOG) is an airport serving the city of Port-Gentil, in Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon.

The Port-Gentil VOR (Ident: PG) and Port-Gentil non-directional beacon (Ident: PG) are located on the field.

Accidents and Incidents

  • On October 12, 2011, a Nationale Regionale Transport EMB-120, registration ZS-PYO (MSN: 120245) performing a charter flight from Libreville to Port Gentil (Gabon), overran runway 21's end and came to a stop with the nose gear intact, both main gear struts bent backwards causing the engines to "pitch down" together with the wings. A few passengers sustained minor injuries, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off

    • References

    Port-Gentil International Airport Wikipedia
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