Port-Gentil International Airport
Encyclopedia
Port-Gentil International Airport is an airport in Port-Gentil
, Gabon
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Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon and a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. Although it lies inshore, the nearby mainland is a remote forest area and it is not connected by road to the rest of the nation...
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Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
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Airlines and destinations
Accidents and Incidents
- On October 12, 2011, a Nationale Regionale TransportNationale Regionale TransportNationale Regionale Transport is a domestic airline based in Libreville, Gabon. Its main base is Libreville International Airport.The airline is on the list of air carriers banned in the European Union.-Destinations:* Port-Gentil* Franceville Mvengue...
EMB-120, registration ZS-PYO (MSN: 120245) performing a charter flight from LibrevilleLibrevilleLibreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
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