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| name = Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
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| ICAO = DIAP
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| type = Military / Public
| owner =
| city-served = [[Abidjan]]
| location = [[Port-Bouët]], [[Ivory Coast]]
| hub = [[Air Côte d'Ivoire]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|5|15|41.1|N|003|55|32.8|W|type:airport|display=title,inline}}

| website = {{URL|aeria-ci.com}}
| elevation-m = 29
| metric-elev = y
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| r1-number = 03/21
| r1-length-f = 9,842
| r1-length-m = 3,000
| r1-surface = [[Macadam]]
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 2,331,917
| stat2-header = {{nowrap|Passenger change 22–23}}
| stat2-data = {{increase}} +11.5%
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements
| stat-year = 2023
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'''Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport''' {{Airport codes|ABJ|DIAP}}, also known as '''Port Bouët Airport''', is located {{convert|16|km|nmi mi|abbr=on|0}} south east of [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairportguide.com/airport/551/airport_guide/Africa/Abidjan-International-Airport-Felix-Houphouet-Boigny.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011045954/http://www.worldairportguide.com/airport/551/airport_guide/Africa/Abidjan-International-Airport-Felix-Houphouet-Boigny.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2007|title=Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport Guide (ABJ)|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref> It is the largest airport in the country for air traffic. The airport is the main [[Airline hub|hub]] of the national airline [[Air Côte d'Ivoire]]. Named after the first president of Ivory Coast, [[Félix Houphouët-Boigny]], 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.

== History ==
[[File:Arrive du CONCORDE à Abidjan en 1978.jpg|thumb|[[Concorde]] at Abidjan Airport, 1978]]
[[File:AbidjanAirportHallDep_2016.JPG|thumb|Check-in area]]
[[File:AbidjanAirportHallInterior 2016 2.JPG|thumb|Departure gates]]
[[File:Salon business - Aéroport d'Abidjan.jpg|thumb|Business lounge]]
The airport is managed by Aeria, a private Ivorian company. It is also a strategic piece of infrastructure for both the delivery of military equipment and, in times of unrest, the evacuation of foreign nationals.

[[Air Afrique]], which was based in Abidjan, ceased all flights in January 2002.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-afrique-reaches-end-of-the-line/41560.article | title=Air Afrique reaches end of the line | work=Flight International | date=18 February 2002 | accessdate=10 December 2022 | author=Mackenzie, Christina}}</ref> Disturbances that took place in Ivory Coast in the early 2000s had a negative impact on the airport. In November 2004, during the [[2004 French–Ivorian clashes|French–Ivorian clashes]] that occurred in Abidjan, the airport was looted and damaged. It was taken back by French troops and returned to the Ivorian government in the second half of November. The airport was later refurbished by the Ivorian government and modernized with new modern facilities.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

On the night of 2 to 3 April 2011, the airport was again taken by the French troops in order to evacuate French nationals and foreigners, as the final assault against the presidential palace was announced, during the [[Battle of Abidjan#Battle of Abidjan|battle for Abidjan]].<ref>La force française Licorne prend le contrôle de l'aéroport d'Abidjan – [http://www.france24.com/fr/20110403-licorne-france-combats-abidjan-ouattara-onu-onuci-licorne-bastions-gbagbo-forces-republicaines-cote-ivoire France 24]</ref><ref>Inquiétude pour la communauté française d'Abidjan – [http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2011/04/03/les-soldats-francais-prennent-le-controle-de-l-aeroport-d-abidjan_1502431_3212.html Le Monde Afrique]</ref> After the civil war ended in April 2011, the airport was returned to the Ivorian government and development projects, paused for almost a decade, were restarted.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Following the gradual recovery of economic activities in Ivory Coast from 2012, investments and projects to increase the capacity of the airport, provided in March 2010,<ref>Modernisation et extension de Aéria – Banzio pour le déguerpissement des populations – [http://news.abidjan.net/h/360322.html Le Temps sur Abidjan.net]</ref> are in the works since October 2011.<ref>Inauguration de l'aérogare charter d'Abidjan, Soro rallume les réacteurs du développement – [http://news.abidjan.net/h/414432.html Nord-Sud sur Abidjan.net]</ref>

In February 2012, Abdoulaye Coulibaly, president of Aeria's board of directors, indicated that he wanted to make the airport suitable for the [[Airbus A380]]. [[Air France]] did not deny that it could eventually use the A380 on the Paris-Abidjan route if there were sufficiently strong economic growth.<ref name="La TribuneA380AF">''Air France, qui propose déjà sept vols hebdomadaires entre Paris et Abidjan opérés par des Boeing B777-200 et des B777-300, va augmenter de façon pérenne dès son programme d'été...'' – [http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/services/transport-logistique/20120224trib000684796/l-a380-pourrait-bientot-faire-escale-a-abidjan.html La Tribune]</ref>

On 4 May 2012, [[PROPARCO]] loans 10 billion [[CFA francs]] (15 million [[euros]]) to Aeria to fund a major expansion and modernization program for the airport. This loan is part of the renewal of Aeria's concession, effective 1 January 2010, for a period of 20 years. This concession provides investment programs in increments of five years. The first slice of 24 million [[dollars]], includes the renovation of the international terminal, the rehabilitation of the [[Air charter|charter]] terminal and development of new infrastructure.<ref>L'aéroport Houphouët-Boigny se modernise – [http://journaldabidjan.cynomedia.com/article.php?aid=133 Journal d'Abidjan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522085113/http://journaldabidjan.cynomedia.com/article.php?aid=133 |date=22 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>Modernisation de l'aéroport d'Abidjan financé par Proparco – [http://www.mtm-news.com/article/4378/modernisation-l-aeroport-d-abidjan-finance-par-proparco Marchés Tropicaux & Méditerranéens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020135649/http://mtm-news.com/article/4378/modernisation-l-aeroport-d-abidjan-finance-par-proparco |date=20 October 2012 }}</ref>

In addition, the refurbishment included an extension of the international [[Airport terminal|terminal]] of a surface {{Convert|11000 to 26000|m2|abbr=on}}, the refurbishment of the aircraft parking area, renovation of access roads and the construction of a new parking lot. The ultimate goal is to create a commercial zone next to the airport, with a lodging area, hangars, a convention center, a free zone, office buildings, warehouses, exhibition halls, a shopping center and housing for dedicated staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geomensura.fr/sites/default/files/aeroport_dabidjan.pdf|title=Fichier PDF d'explication succincte du projet de modernisation et d'extension de l'aéroport FHB, sur geomensura.fr|access-date=31 May 2017}}</ref> On 16 June 2012, the [[Radisson Hotels]] group announced the laying of the first stone of the Radisson Blu hotel on the airport grounds.<ref>Radisson Blu Hotel Abidjan Airport for Ivory Coast – [http://www.hotelandrestaurant.co.za/tourism/radisson-blu-hotel-abidjan-airport-for-ivory-coast/ Hotel & Restaurant.co.za]</ref> The Radisson Blu opened in the spring of 2016 and has over 200 rooms and suites, as well as a restaurant, outdoor pool and fitness center.<ref>Abidjan aura son Radisson Blu – [http://economie.jeuneafrique.com/regions/afrique-subsaharienne/11298-abidjan-aura-son-radisson-blu.html Jeune Afrique Économie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209203337/http://economie.jeuneafrique.com/regions/afrique-subsaharienne/11298-abidjan-aura-son-radisson-blu.html |date=9 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>Radisson Blu: Un hôtel flambant neuf dans 24 mois, à Port-Bouët – [http://news.abidjan.net/h/435661.html Nord-Sud sur Abidjan.net]</ref> Also on the airport grounds, ONOMO Hotels operates a 118-room select-service property.<ref>{{cite web |title=ONOMO Hotel Abidjan Airport |url=https://www.onomohotel.com/en/hotel/2/onomo-hotel-abidjan-airport |publisher=ONOMO Hotels |access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> Both the ONOMO and the Radisson Blu are accessible from the passenger terminal via shuttle buses.

[[Ethiopian Airlines]] commenced direct flights to Newark aboard Boeing 787s in May 2018. The route was the product of negotiations between Ethiopian and the Ivorian government.<ref>{{cite news | title=Ethiopian Airlines a inauguré son premier vol direct entre Abidjan et New York | work=AllAfrica.com | date=12 May 2018 | id={{ProQuest|2038223793}} | language=fr}}</ref><ref name="ai821">{{cite news | url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2021/08/30/ethiopian-airlines-disappoints-with-abidjan-newark-line-closure,109687615-art | title=Ethiopian Airlines disappoints with Abidjan-Newark line closure | work=Africa Intelligence | date=30 August 2021 | accessdate=10 December 2022}}</ref> The company signed a [[codeshare agreement]] with [[Air Côte d'Ivoire]] to attract passengers.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://corporate.ethiopianairlines.com/Press-release-open-page/ethiopian-airlines-and-air-c%C3%B4te-d'ivoire-enter-codeshare-agreement-on-routes-between-west-africa-and-the-usa-addis-ababa-may-9-2018 | title=Ethiopian Airlines and Air Côte d'Ivoire Enter Codeshare Agreement on Routes between West Africa and the USA: Addis Ababa, May 9, 2018 | work=Ethiopian Airlines | date=9 May 2018 | accessdate=10 December 2022}}</ref> Two months later, Ethiopian suspended its link to Newark because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="ai821"/> In June 2023, the carrier began service to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York City]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights between Abidjan, New York | work=New Business Ethiopia | date=2023-02-23 | id={{ProQuest|2779444892}}}}</ref>

In January 2020, tens of thousands were left homeless as homes in Adjoufou, a [[shanty town]] near the airport, were demolished, officially for safety reasons. Residents said they were targeted because they are poor.<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/ivory-coast-demolitions-shanty-town-airport-cleared-200124083634367.html Ivory Coast demolitions: Shantytown near airport cleared] by Laura Burdon-Manley, Al Jazeera, 24 Jan 2020</ref>

== Airlines and destinations ==


===Passenger===

{{Airport-dest-list

| [[Air Algerie|Air Algérie]] | [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Thomas Sankara International Airport Ouagadougou|Ouagadougou]]

| [[Air Burkina]] | [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Bobo Dioulasso Airport|Bobo-Dioulasso]], [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou]]

| [[Air Côte d'Ivoire]] | [[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport|Abuja]], [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Bamako-Sénou International Airport|Bamako]], [[Osvaldo Vieira International Airport|Bissau]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Cote d'Ivoire Adds Bissau; Increases Dakar Service mid-May 2022 |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220422-hfdssoxb |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> [[Bouaké Airport|Bouaké]], [[Maya-Maya Airport|Brazzaville]], [[Conakry International Airport|Conakry]], [[Cadjehoun Airport|Cotonou]], [[Blaise Diagne International Airport|Dakar–Diass]], [[Douala International Airport|Douala]], [[N'Djili Airport|Kinshasa–N'djili]], [[Korhogo Airport|Korhogo]], [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]], [[Libreville International Airport|Libreville]], [[Lomé-Tokoin Airport|Lomé]], [[Man Airport|Man]], [[Roberts International Airport|Monrovia–Roberts]], [[Diori Hamani International Airport|Niamey]], [[Odienné Airport|Odienné]], [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou]], [[Pointe Noire Airport|Pointe-Noire]], [[San Pédro Airport|San Pédro]], [[Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport|Yaoundé]]

| [[Air France]] | [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]

| [[Air Peace]] | [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsaero.info/airlines/air-peace-lance-deux-nouvelles-routes-vers-la-cte-divoire-et-le-bnin?true=7051 | title=Air Peace lance deux nouvelles routes vers la Côte d'Ivoire et le Bénin }}</ref>

| [[Air Senegal]] | [[Blaise Diagne International Airport|Dakar–Diass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280676/air-senegal-outlines-proposed-regional-network-from-late-sep-2018/|title=Air Senegal outlines proposed regional network from late-Sep 2018|website=routesonline.com|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref>

| [[ASKY Airlines]] |[[Lomé-Tokoin Airport|Lomé]]

| [[Brussels Airlines]] | [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Cadjehoun Airport|Cotonou]], [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou]]

| {{nowrap|[[Corsair International]]}} | [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]]

| [[Egyptair]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://apanews.net/cote-divoire-egyptair-to-resume-flights-to-abidjan-in-july/|title= Côte d'Ivoire : Egyptair to resume flights to Abidjan in July|website=apanews.net|date= 21 February 2024|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref>

| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]]

| [[Ethiopian Airlines]] | [[Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport|Conakry]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]

| [[Kenya Airways]] | [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta]]

| {{nowrap|[[Mauritania Airlines]]}} | [[Bamako-Sénou International Airport|Bamako]], [[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport|Nouakchott]]

| [[Middle East Airlines]] | [[Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]]

| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]

| [[Royal Air Maroc]] | [[Mohammed V International Airport|Casablanca]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221020-atnw22wa|title=Royal Air Maroc NW22 West Africa Frequency Variations – 19OCT22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 October 2022|accessdate=8 February 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref>

| {{nowrap|[[South African Airways]]}} | [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[OR Tambo International Airport|Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SAA Rebounds, Adding Eight Aircraft, Nine New Destinations |url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/saa-rebounds-adding-eight-aircraft-nine-new-destinations?fbclid=IwAR1vri5VvsWQyLvKLp8bGOi7iaxASAuzFCCw_jSUJZ4-1keQvH23E_DJY2A}}</ref>

|[[Tunisair]] | [[Diori Hamani International Airport|Niamey]], [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou]], [[Tunis–Carthage International Airport|Tunis]]

| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Cotonou Airport|Cotonou]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]

}}

=== Cargo ===
{{airport-dest-list

| [[Cargolux]]| [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]]

| [[Ethiopian Cargo]]| [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]], [[Libreville International Airport|Libreville]], [[Liege Airport|Liege]]

| [[Swiftair]]| [[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]], [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos]]

}}

==Statistics==
Before the decade of [[First Ivorian Civil War|political and military turmoil]], the Felix-Houphouet-Boigny airport was among the most important in West Africa, with passenger traffic exceeding one million travelers in the late 1990s. The succession of political and military crises seriously affected the country's image and reduced the importance of the airport in the sub-region in terms of traffic; but in recent years, as stability and strong economic growth have returned, airport traffic has been growing at a fast pace, and is now at its highest ever. In 2023, the airport handled 2,331,917 passengers.<ref name=Traffic_2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.transports.gouv.ci/sites/default/files/les_transports_en_chiffres_2023_1.pdf |publisher=Government of Côte d'Ivoire, Ministère des Transports|page=4|title=Les transports en chiffres - Rétrospective 2023|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref>
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=ABJ}}
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|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em" | Number of air passengers per year
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! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2004 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013
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| {{formatnum:1253000}}*<ref>Aéroport d'Abidjan: bilan positif, de gros investissements en vue - [http://www.acturoutes.info/page.php?p=1&id=4025 article d'Acturoutes] publié le 5 mars 2014.</ref> || {{formatnum:1250000}}<ref name="INTRVIEW">Interview with Général Abdoulaye Coulibaly – [http://news.abidjan.net/h/429563.html L'Expression on Abidjan.net]</ref> || {{formatnum:1083000}}<ref name="OAE">Rognone, DG AERIA : « Les temps sont durs » - [https://archive.today/20130630024632/http://www.ouestafriqueeconomie.com/n2/rognone-dg-aeria-les-temps-sont-durs.html article de Ouest Afrique Économie] publié le 2 décembre 2001.</ref> || {{formatnum:700000}}<ref name="INTRVIEW" /> || {{formatnum:900000}} || {{formatnum:1000000}}<ref name="A380">L'A380 d'Air France sur la ligne Abidjan-Paris décollera en avril 2014 - [http://www.acturoutes.info/page.php?p=1&id=3553 article d'Acturoutes] publié le 23 mai 2013.</ref> || {{formatnum:640000}}<ref>Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport : Charter terminal works launched yesterday – [http://news.abidjan.net/h/414442.html L'Expression on Abidjan.net]. Consulté le 16 novembre 2012.</ref> || {{formatnum:961643}}<ref>Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport : a 50% passenger increase in 2012 – [http://www.fratmat.info/accueil/economie/23470-aeroport-felix-houphouet-boigny-une-augmentation-de-50-de-passagers-en-2012.html a FratMat.info article published on the 28th of Janvier 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131024143/http://www.fratmat.info/accueil/economie/23470-aeroport-felix-houphouet-boigny-une-augmentation-de-50-de-passagers-en-2012.html |date=31 January 2013 }}.</ref> || {{formatnum:1178362}}<ref>Infrastructures aéroportuaires / Modernisation de l'aéroport d'Abidjan : 21 milliards FCFA investis dans la réhabilitation et l'extension de l'aérogare de fret - [http://news.abidjan.net/h/490626.html article from L’intelligent d’Abidjan on Abidjan.net published on 3 March 2014].</ref>
|- style="background: #ddffdd"
! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !!2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023
|-
| {{formatnum:1560000}}<ref name="jeuneafrique.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/399060/economie/croissance-de-16-trafic-2016-a-laeroport-dabidjan/|title=Abidjan : cinq ans de hausse de trafic à l'aéroport – JeuneAfrique.com|website=JeuneAfrique.com|access-date=3 December 2018}}</ref> || {{formatnum:1829000}}<ref name="jeuneafrique.com" /> || {{formatnum:2070000}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afrique-sur7.fr/385005-laeroport-international-felix-houphouet-boigny-dabidjan-aeria-a-battu-son-record-de-trafic-passagers-au-terme-de-lexercice-2017|title=Trafic record : L'aéroport international d'Abidjan a accueilli plus de deux millions de passagers en 2017|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122163221/https://www.afrique-sur7.fr/385005-laeroport-international-felix-houphouet-boigny-dabidjan-aeria-a-battu-son-record-de-trafic-passagers-au-terme-de-lexercice-2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{formatnum:2187868}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tresor.gouv.ci/tres/transport-aerien-abidjan-attire-plus-de-monde-avec-2-271-700-passagers-en-2019-contre-2-187-868-en-2018/ |publisher=Government of Côte d'Ivoire, Direction générale du Trésor et de la comptabilité publique|title=Transport aérien: Abidjan attire plus de monde avec 2 271 700 passagers en 2019, contre 2 187 868 en 2018|access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref> || {{formatnum:2271700}}<ref name=Traffic_2023/> || {{formatnum:935130}}<ref name=Traffic_2023/> || {{formatnum:1647832}}<ref name=Traffic_2023/> || {{formatnum:2091355}}<ref name=Traffic_2023/> || {{formatnum:2331917}}<ref name=Traffic_2023/>
|}

==Ground transport==
The airport is to be served by the new [[Abidjan Metro]], construction of which started in 2018. The metro should enter commercial service in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aip.ci/28505/cote-divoire-aip-le-ministre-des-transports-satisfait-de-lavancement-des-travaux-du-metro-dabidjan/ |title=Le ministre des Transports satisfait de l'avancement des travaux du métro d'Abidjan |publisher=Agence ivoirienne de presse (AIP) |date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-05-08 |language=fr}}</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==
*12 July 1972: an [[Italian diaspora|Italian]] living in the Ivory Coast took his wife and son hostage and boarded an unknown [[Union de Transports Aériens|UTA]] plane here, demanding to be flown to [[Italy]]. A gun battle broke out with police officers in which he shot and injured his wife; he was later apprehended. He was in a custody battle for his child due to marital issues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident unknown registration unknown Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720712-1 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*25 July 1977: a [[HFB 320 Hansa Jet|MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet]] (5N-AMF) owned by Motor Parts Manuf. was on approach during an executive flight and struck the sea 500 m off of runway 03, killing all 3 occupants. The crew did not have a [[flight plan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet 5N-AMF Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770725-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*3 January 1987: a [[Varig]] [[Boeing 707|Boeing 707-379C]] registration PP-VJK operating [[Varig Flight 797|flight 797]] from Abidjan to [[Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport|Rio de Janeiro-Galeão]] crashed due to a failure on engine 1 shortly after take-off. While attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing, it crashed on a field 18 km away from Abidjan's airport. Of the 51 passengers and crew aboard, a single passenger survived.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870103-0 | title=Accident description PP-VJK | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Carlos Ari César | last=Germano da Silva | title=O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 | chapter=Na escuridão da noite africana | publisher=EDIPUCRS | edition=2 | place=Porto Alegre | year=2008 | pages=345–351 | isbn=978-85-7430-760-2 | language=pt}}</ref>
*15 January 1993: a Boeing 707-321C (YR-ABM) on cargo route [[Air Afrique]] Flight 153 ([[Cotonou]]-Abidjan) undershot runway 21 by 30 m after an [[Instrument landing system|ILS]] approach, causing the main landing gear to collapse. The plane was written off; all 6 occupants survived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C YR-ABM Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930115-3 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*26 June 1994: a [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M]] (TU-TIP) on passenger route [[Air Ivoire]] Flight 777 ([[San-Pédro, Ivory Coast|San Pedro]]-Abidjan) crashed into a wooded area 3 [[Nautical mile|nm]] (3.45 miles) short of the runway at 19:40 with flaps and undercarriage still retracted, killing all 17 occupants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M TU-TIP Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19940626-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*12 April 1997: a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51]] (9G-ACM) on passenger route [[Ghana Airways]] Flight 560 ([[Accra]]-Abidjan) veered to the left and ran off the side of the runway on its second landing attempt in heavy rainfall and poor visibility, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The plane was written off; all 104 occupants survived.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 9G-ACM Abidjan Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970412-1 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*26 June 1998: a [[Beechcraft King Air|Beechcraft 200 Super King Air]] (ZS-MSL) of the [[United Nations|UN]] leased from Federal Aviation crashed on approach from [[Lomé|Lome]] at 19:45, killing all 7 occupants. The flight was executive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 200 Super King Air ZS-MSL Abidjan Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980626-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*30 January 2000: [[Kenya Airways]] [[Kenya Airways Flight 431|flight 431]], crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from Port Bouet. Of the 179 passengers and crew on board the [[Airbus A310-304|Airbus A310]], only ten people survived.
*14 October 2017: an [[Antonov An-26|Antonov An-26-100]] (ER-AVB) on cargo route Valan International Cargo Charter Flight 26 ([[Ouagadougou]]-Abidjan) crashed in the sea on approach 0.8 km (0.5 miles) south of the airport, killing 4 of the 10 occupants. The crash was found to have been caused by underestimation of weather, lack of knowledge about Abidjan, and inadequate instrument monitoring.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26-100 ER-AVB Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20171014-0 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.abidjan-airport.com Website Official]
* [http://azworldairports.com/airports/p1820abj.htm A-Z World Airports Online: Abidjan International Airport (ABJ/DIAP)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527102303/http://azworldairports.com/airports/p1820abj.htm |date=27 May 2011 }}

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Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport - Revision history

imported>Johnj1995: No longer operated, per https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250610-hfjun25ma