Petit Bam-Bam Airport

Aéroport Petit Bambam
Summary
ServesPetit Bam-Bam
Elevation AMSL338 ft / 103 m
Coordinates0°29′00″S 9°35′30″E / 0.48333°S 9.59167°E / -0.48333; 9.59167
Map
Petit Bam-Bam is located in Gabon
Petit Bam-Bam
Petit Bam-Bam
Location of the airport in Gabon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,000 3,281 Grass
Source: Bing Maps[1] HERE[2]

Petit Bam-Bam Airport (French: Aéroport Petit Bambam) is an airstrip serving Petit Bam-Bam, an exposed geologic formation of white clay overlain with red clay[3] on the border between Estuaire and Moyen-Ogooué Provinces in Gabon.

The airstrip is within Gabon's Wonga Wongue National Park, and is 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Petit Bam‑bam. It is 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of the larger Grand Bam‑bam formation.[4]

The Port Gentil VOR (Ident: PG) is located 52.7 nautical miles (98 km) west-southwest of the airstrip. The Libreville VOR-DME (Ident: LV) is located 58.6 nautical miles (109 km) north of the runway.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Petit Bambam Airport". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ↑ HERE - Petit Bam-Bam
  3. ↑ "Petit Bambam Cirque". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "--- - Gabon". www.naturatours.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Libreville VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Port Gentil VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 14 February 2019.


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