President Obiang Nguema International Airport

President Obiang Nguema International Airport (IATA: GEM, ICAO: FGMY), is an airport located 1.0 kilometre (0.6 mi) southwest of the town of Mengomeyén, (also spelled Mongomeyen) in the mainland province of Wele-Nzas, Equatorial Guinea. The airport is named after Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been president of Equatorial Guinea since 1979.

President Obiang Nguema International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos De Guinea Ecuatorial (ADGE)
ServesMongomo, Equatorial Guinea
LocationMengomeyén
Elevation AMSL2,142 ft / 653 m
Coordinates01°41′24″N 11°01′26″E
Map
GEM
Location of airport in Equatorial Guinea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: GCM[2] SkyVector[3] Bing Maps[4]

The airport is the latest airport to be built in Equatorial Guinea and is the fifth international airport serving Equatorial Guinea,[5] and is designed to connect the nation's geographically isolated areas such as Annobón and Corisco to the main population centers.[6]

Construction

The new airport took 72 months to complete and was fully funded by the Government of Equatorial Guinea, costing over 190 billion CFA francs. It is one of many recent government initiatives intended to promote economic and infrastructure development throughout the region.

Inauguration

The airport was inaugurated on Equatorial Guinea's Independence Day, 12 October 2012. The inauguration was presided over by President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and his wife Constancia Mangue, with the attendance of the President of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Manuel Pinto da Costa, guest of honour of the celebrations of independence. During the inauguration the Minister of Civil Aviation Fausto Abeso Fuma claimed the new airport is the best equipped, not only of Equatorial Guinea, but of Central Africa.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,165 feet (660 m) with its longest runway 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) long, which does not include a 270 metres (890 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 36.[7] The runway can handle aircraft in the Boeing 747-400 class.

The airport has three turning loops, a parking esplanade of over 100,000 square metres (25 acres), an access road, drinking water supply, fire safety, new-generation navigation equipment, etc.

The Mongomeyen VOR-DME (Ident: MGY) is located just north of the field.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. Airport information for GEM at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
  4. "Mengomeyen Airport". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "Inauguration of the new airport of Mongomeyen". www.guineaecuatorialpress.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. "Equatorial Guinea Marks National Day With Inauguration Of 5th International Airport". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/MGY
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