Maya Maya Airport

Overview

Maya-Maya International Airport, identified by IATA code BZV and ICAO code FCBB, is the main air gateway for Brazzaville in Congo - Brazzaville. As a large airport, it handles the city’s scheduled international and domestic air traffic and is the arrival point most visitors will use when entering the national capital. The airport sits at an elevation of 1,048 feet (319 m), a detail that matters more to flight operations than to passengers, but it helps explain why pilots and airlines treat it as a fully equipped regional hub rather than a small local airfield.

What Travellers Should Know

For most passengers, Maya-Maya is best understood as Brazzaville’s practical front door: the place where business trips, regional connections, and capital-city arrivals begin. Because it serves the country’s main urban center, it is a sensible airport to use for onward travel planning, meeting drivers, and organizing local transport as soon as you land. The airport operates in the Africa/Brazzaville time zone, so it is worth adjusting your phone and confirming pickup times on arrival, especially if you are connecting with hotels, guides, or river and road transport in the city.

Airfield Facts

• Airport name: Maya-Maya International Airport
• Location served: Brazzaville, Congo - Brazzaville
• Airport type: large airport
• Runway: 05/23
• Runway length and surface: 10,827 ft, asphalt, lighted
• Time zone: Africa/Brazzaville

Why It Matters

The single lighted asphalt runway, 05/23, stretches 10,827 feet, giving Maya-Maya the infrastructure expected of a serious international airport. For travellers, that usually translates into an airport capable of handling larger aircraft and regular operations rather than a limited airstrip with minimal facilities. In practical terms, BZV is the airport to focus on when comparing flights to Brazzaville, planning arrival times, or arranging the first stage of a trip in and around the capital.