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Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

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Elevation

21 ft

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Location

Abidjan · AB · Côte d'Ivoire

Connectivity

50 routes · 21 destinations

Position

5.261°, -3.926° · 21 ft elev.

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West Africa's premier gateway on the Ébrié Lagoon.

Opened

1951

Location

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is the main international airport serving Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. Situated on a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Ébrié Lagoon, it handles the vast majority of the country's international passenger and cargo traffic. The airport is named after Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first president of Côte d'Ivoire, and serves as the primary hub for Air Côte d'Ivoire as well as a key connecting point for flights across West and Central Africa. It is one of the busiest airports in francophone West Africa. Significant infrastructure investments and expansion projects have been undertaken in recent years to modernize the terminal, increase capacity, and improve facilities to meet growing passenger demand across the region.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main international terminal alongside a smaller domestic terminal.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options into central Abidjan include taxis, minibuses, and private hire vehicles, with no direct rail or metro link currently available.

Airlines here

Air Côte d'Ivoire is the primary hub carrier, with major international airlines including Air France, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc, and Brussels Airlines also serving the airport.

Notable facts

›Named after Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire's first and longest-serving president.
›The airport's unique coastal location places it between the Atlantic Ocean and the Ébrié Lagoon.
›It serves as the primary hub for Air Côte d'Ivoire, the national carrier.
›The airport is one of the busiest in francophone West Africa by passenger traffic.
›Runway and terminal modernization programs have been ongoing since the 2010s to expand capacity.

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Route map (21 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

ABJ → BOY2J · CRJ

ABJ → OUA2J · E70 CRJ M87

ABJ → BRUAC · 333

ABJ → OUAAC · 332

ABJ → CDGAF · 772

ABJ → ALGAH · 738

ABJ → CMNAT · 738 73G

ABJ → CDGAZ · 772

ABJ → COODN · 320

ABJ → DKRDN · 320

ABJ → ACCE2 · M82

ABJ → FNAE2 · M82

ABJ → ROBE2 · M82

ABJ → ACCEK · 77W

ABJ → CKYET · DH8

ABJ → COOET · 73W 752

ABJ → LFWET · DH8

ABJ → LOSET · DH8

ABJ → OUAET · 752

ABJ → ACCHF · E70 319

ABJ → BKOHF · 319

ABJ → CKYHF · E70

ABJ → DKRHF · 319

ABJ → DLAHF · 319

ABJ → LBVHF · 319

ABJ → LFWHF · E70 319

ABJ → OUAHF · E70

ABJ → DKRKQ · 73W 738

ABJ → NBOKQ · 73W 738

ABJ → BKOL6 · 73G

ABJ → COOL6 · 73G

ABJ → BRULH · 332

ABJ → LFWLH · 333

ABJ → OUALH · 333

ABJ → ACCME · 332

ABJ → LOSME · 332

ABJ → ACCMS · 738

ABJ → LOSQC · 737

ABJ → ACCS9 · 143

ABJ → ACCSA · 332

ABJ → BRUSN · 332 333

ABJ → LFWSN · 333

ABJ → OUASN · 333

ABJ → ORYSS · 333

ABJ → ISTTK · 739

ABJ → TUNTU · 320

ABJ → BRUUA · 332

ABJ → LFWUA · 333

ABJ → OUAUA · 333

ABJ → LOSW3 · CR9

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A330-3009 routes Airbus A330-2007 routes Airbus A3196 routes Embraer 1705 routes Boeing 737-8005 routes Boeing 737-7003 routes Airbus A3203 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-823 routes DH83 routes 73W3 routes CRJ2 routes Boeing 777-2002 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, also known as Port Bouët Airport, is located 16 km south east of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the largest airport in the country for air traffic. The airport is the main hub of the national airline Air Côte d'Ivoire. Named after the first president of Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993), this international airport is directly connected currently to airports in Europe and to many destinations within the rest of Africa and the Middle East. The airport is served by 21 airlines, covering more than 30 destinations.

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