Nonstop flight route between Libreville, Gabon and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(0°27'30"N by 9°24'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W)
Distance from LBV to IAH:
7,082.60 miles (11,398.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV), Libreville, Gabon and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,083 miles (or 11,398 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBV / FOOL |
| Airport Name: | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport |
| Location: | Libreville, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'30"N by 9°24'43"E |
| Area Served: | Libreville |
| Operator/Owner: | Handling Partners Gabon |
| Airport Type: | Public and military |
| Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBV |
| More Information: | LBV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
| More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV):
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport handled 721,411 passengers last year.
- Because of Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (meaning Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,259 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) is Bata Airport (BSG), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) NNE of LBV.
- Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- The site for Bush Intercontinental Airport was originally purchased by a group of Houston businessmen in 1957 to preserve the site until the city of Houston could formulate a plan for a second airport, supplanting what was then known as Houston Municipal Airport.
- As of 2007, Terminals A and B remain from the original design of the airport.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- Terminal C was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- United Airlines offers thrice-daily bus service to Beaumont, TX, which replaced its air service on July 1, 2012.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.60 miles (166.72 km) NNE | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea |     |
| 2 | 171.41 miles (275.86 km) NNE | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 182.06 miles (293.00 km) NE | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 4 | 186.63 miles (300.35 km) W | São Tomé International Airport (TMS) | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| 5 | 195.77 miles (315.05 km) SE | Mouila Airport (MJL) | Mouila, Gabon | |
| 6 | 207.13 miles (333.35 km) NE | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 229.02 miles (368.57 km) S | Gamba Airport (GAX) | Gamba, Gabon | |
| 8 | 232.88 miles (374.78 km) NNW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 9 | 238.07 miles (383.14 km) ESE | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 10 | 240.48 miles (387.02 km) E | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| 11 | 246.01 miles (395.91 km) N | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 246.25 miles (396.31 km) N | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 269.64 miles (433.94 km) NNE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 275.13 miles (442.78 km) NNE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 300.07 miles (482.91 km) ESE | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.48 miles (19,729.67 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,553.22 miles (18,593.06 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,539.61 miles (18,571.16 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 4 | 11,524.64 miles (18,547.06 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,511.90 miles (18,526.57 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,508.66 miles (18,521.35 km) E | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,508.30 miles (18,520.76 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,507.85 miles (18,520.04 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,506.82 miles (18,518.38 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,486.36 miles (18,485.46 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,486.12 miles (18,485.07 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,482.92 miles (18,479.93 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 13 | 11,482.50 miles (18,479.25 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,481.84 miles (18,478.18 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,472.04 miles (18,462.42 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) WNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) WSW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 23.51 miles (37.83 km) SW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) S | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 25.80 miles (41.52 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 27.01 miles (43.47 km) ESE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 28.27 miles (45.49 km) SSE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 31.36 miles (50.47 km) SW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 9 | 54.68 miles (88.01 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) SSE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) S | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 67.64 miles (108.86 km) E | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.21 miles (112.99 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 73.92 miles (118.96 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) SSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,980.75 miles (17,671.75 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,930.08 miles (17,590.21 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.97 miles (17,145.86 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,643.13 miles (17,128.41 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,638.26 miles (17,120.57 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,631.57 miles (17,109.82 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,631.12 miles (17,109.09 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,628.04 miles (17,104.13 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,625.98 miles (17,100.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,621.00 miles (17,092.80 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,608.64 miles (17,072.91 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,604.78 miles (17,066.70 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,589.11 miles (17,041.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,583.34 miles (17,032.19 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,578.77 miles (17,024.83 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |