The Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV), the largest airport in Gabon, is also known as the Libreville International Airport, and is located approximately 11 kilometres from the Libreville city centre. Named after Leon M'ba, the first president of Gabon, it is the main international airport of the country. The Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport was the hub of former national airline Air Gabon until March 2006, and is served by about 22 airlines, including: Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc, and Virgin Nigeria, among others. It is a joint civil-military airport, with a runway measuring 3000 metres in length and 45 metres in breadth.
