Roberts International Airport - ROB-Roberts Intl.
Roberts International Airport is an international airport in Monrovia, Lebria. Informally known as Robertsfield, it is the main airport available in the African nation. The current name of the airport is a tribute to the very first president of Liberia - President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Serving as the most important aviation facility in Liberia, it is also considered to be the busiest and the only airport that services commercial airline flights in the region. Flights from ROB-Roberts Intl are mostly to other major cities in West Africa as well as in some parts of Europe via Brussels Airlines.
Best Time to Visit
On average Roberts International Airport accommodates 228,000 passengers in a year and is still undergoing more expansions to be able to serve more in the future. A new passenger terminal to add with the existing one is at the works. Currently the airport has a long runway, 3400 meters in length and served as an emergency landing site of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. Monrovia is the closest city you can visit while in the area.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Cape Hotels is one of the Roberts International Airport hotels situated 1.2 kilometers away from the airport. Another closer accommodation, Sunset Inn is 5 kilometers away from ROB Airport but is closer to other scenic attractions in the area such as the Liberian National Museum.
A few minutes away from ROB is Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW).
