Port-Gentil International Airport
Port-Gentil International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Port-Gentil) (IATA: POG, ICAO: FOOG) is an airport serving the city of Port-Gentil, in Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon.
Port-Gentil International Airport Aéroport international de Port-Gentil | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Port-Gentil, Gabon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°42′45″S 8°45′15″E | ||||||||||
| Website | portgentilinternational | ||||||||||
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  POG Location of Airport in Gabon | |||||||||||
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The Port-Gentil VOR (Ident: PG) and Port-Gentil non-directional beacon (Ident: PG) are located on the field.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Afrijet | Libreville[4] |
| Equaflight | Pointe-Noire |
| Nationale Regionale Transport | Libreville, Oyem |
| Tropical Air Gabon | Charter: Libreville, Onal |
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 the end of runway 21, and came to a stop with the nose gear intact but with 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.[5][6]
References
- SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
- Google Maps - Port Gentil
- Airport information for POG at Great Circle Mapper.
- Schedule 2016
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia ZS-PYO Port Gentil Airport (POG)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- "Accident: Nationale E120 at Port Gentile on Oct 12th 2011, unsafe nose gear, overran runway, wings twisted". avherald.com. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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