--- iata: ABJ name: Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport city: Abidjan country: Côte d'Ivoire lastUpdated: '2026-09-21' officialWebsite: 'https://www.abidjan-aeroport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.abidjan-aeroport.com/' - 'https://snedai.com/e-visa/' - 'https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cote-d-ivoire/entry-requirements' - 'https://www.aircotedivoire.com/informations/questions-frequentes-info/' - 'https://wwws.airfrance.dj/fr/information/aeroport/quand-arriver' - >- https://media.umbraco.io/egis/1zjfi5qk/2025_09_egis_airport-operations_abidjan_en.pdf - >- https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-infrastructures/1504-54669-abidjan-airport-traffic-hits-2-55-million-in-2025-just-below-expectations - >- https://www.koaci.com/article/2026/04/09/cote-divoire/societe/cote-divoire-laeroport-international-felix-houphouet-boigny-dabidjan-un-trafic-de-2-551-915-passagers-enregistre-en-2025_195701.html - >- https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-finances/2909-49089-uber-ends-operations-in-cote-d-ivoire-after-six-years - >- https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/159629-air-cote-divoire-launches-first-long-haul-route-to-paris - >- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix-Houphou%C3%ABt-Boigny_International_Airport quickFacts: - >- Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (IATA ABJ / ICAO DIAP), also called Port-Bouët, sits in the commune of Port-Bouët about 16 km south-east of Abidjan's Plateau. Operator AERIA since 1996 (Egis technical partner; concession renewed in 2010 through 2030). Joint civil/military field. Time zone Africa/Abidjan. - >- Ministry of Transport (Dioman Coné, 9 Apr 2026): 2,551,915 passengers in 2025 versus 2,535,451 in 2024; 33,228 aircraft movements; 34,844 tonnes of commercial freight (+7%). About 100,000 of those passengers are domestic; 41 international destinations; Air Côte d'Ivoire ~36% of traffic. Wikipedia leftover 2,520,594 leftover-conflicting — sit the 2025 ministry figure. Egis leftover 2.4 million is handling capacity, not a year. - >- Live campus (Egis Sep 2025): two terminals — Terminal 1 26,091 m² and Terminal 2 4,027 m² — plus 1,200 car-park spaces. One runway 03/21, 3,000 × 45 m asphalt. T2 reopened after refurbishment in 2023 (domestic first, then international from 28 Oct 2023); south hall converted to a ~4,000 m² international hall. Seasonal Hajj hall leftover ~1,400 m² (2025) is not a third terminal. 5-million-passenger expansion and Abidjan metro to the airport are not live (metro leftover end-2028). - >- Hub Air Côte d'Ivoire. Live long-haul includes Air France CDG (desks close 120 minutes before departure from ABJ) and Air Côte d'Ivoire HF176/177 to Paris CDG on the A330-900neo from 15 Oct 2025. Also served toward Brussels, Dubai and Istanbul among the 41 international points. Do not treat leftover metro / leftover 5 million pax / leftover Uber as live. - >- Air Côte d'Ivoire web check-in 24 hours to 3 hours before departure. Desk close: H-1 regional / H-1h30 long-haul. Air France desks from ABJ close 120 minutes before departure. Yellow-fever certificate is required for all arrivals. Non-ECOWAS visitors pre-enrol the SNEDAI e-visa (€73) then finish biometrics at ABJ Visa aéroport 24/7 — it is not a visa-on-arrival. - >- Uber exited Côte d'Ivoire on 25 Sep 2025. Live VTC: Yango (dominant), inDrive. Heetch leftover-conflicting (still listed Mar 2026; later 2026 reporting says it stepped back). Bolt has no live Abidjan city page — do not open Bolt. Official orange taxis at arrivals; OFT agents and a displayed fare grid. bentoTips: - label: Check-in title: Arrive 3 hours before international flights detail: >- Air France from ABJ closes check-in 120 minutes before departure. Air Côte d'Ivoire long-haul desks close H-1h30; regional desks close H-1. Web check-in for HF is 24 hours to 3 hours out. Plateau–Port-Bouët traffic on Boulevard VGE can erase the first hour — the check-in clock starts after that drive. Budget a full 3 hours with bags for CDG and other long-haul. summary: >- International long-haul from ABJ needs you at the desk well before the airline's 90–120 minute close. HF regional is H-1. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'One campus, two halls — T1 is the main international building' detail: >- Egis Sep 2025 still prints two terminals (T1 26,091 m² / T2 4,027 m²) and one 3,000 × 45 m runway. T2's 2023 refurb is live; leftover 55,000 m² / 5 million passengers / 8 bridges is the unbuilt expansion, not today's T2. WikiConvention Sep 2023 facade still reads AERIA TERMINAL 1. No airside metro. No airport rail. summary: >- Terminal 1 is the large international hall. Terminal 2 is the smaller refurbished 2023 hall. There is no third live terminal and no metro. category: terminal - label: Water title: >- Buy a sealed bottle at Air Lounge Café or duty-free — no published fountains detail: >- No published XOF bottle tariff — pay at the till. Air Lounge Café sits in the departure hall next to the Aeria Lounge / Salon Business sign (photographed Jan 2016). Lounge water is free once you are in the room. Do not treat leftover fountains as operator-confirmed. summary: >- AERIA does not list public drinking fountains. Landside/airside cafés and the business lounge are the live water options. category: food - label: Visa title: SNEDAI e-visa €73 then biometrics at ABJ — not visa on arrival detail: >- Official site snedai.com only. Pay €73 (including bank fees) by Visa or Mastercard. Print the payment receipt and the approved pre-enrolment. Passport valid 6 months. Yellow-fever certificate for every arrival — without it you may be vaccinated at the airport (leftover typical 7,000 XOF / €11 / USD 15). FCDO: apply at least 10 working days before travel. ECOWAS nationals follow the ECOWAS rule, not this e-visa. Children under 12 skip fingerprints but must be present. Boxes 24/7. summary: >- Pre-enrol on snedai.com, fly into ABJ, then finish photo and fingerprints at Visa aéroport. The email is not the visa. category: status lounges: - name: Aeria Lounge zone: International access: - 'Walk-in leftover typical 30,000 XOF (not an operator HTML tariff)' - Business-class leftover-unverified bestFor: - Long haul - Work summary: >- The traveler-facing business room at ABJ — signed Salon Business / Aeria Lounge next to Air Lounge Café in the departure hall (photographed 2016; interior photographed Nov 2019). No live Priority Pass, LoungeKey or DragonPass page. Showers leftover-conflicting — stored as unknown. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Seating and buffet (photographed 2019) - Next to Air Lounge Café - Wi-Fi leftover-unverified as a named SSID waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Air Lounge Café zone: airside price: No published AERIA tariff — pay at the till summary: >- The reliable sealed bottle in the departure hall. AERIA does not list public refill fountains. Photographed January 2016 next to the Salon Business / Aeria Lounge sign. location: >- Departure hall café beside the Aeria Lounge / Salon Business sign (photographed 23 Jan 2016) terminal: Terminal 1 isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Duty-free and departure-hall shops zone: airside price: No published AERIA tariff — pay at the till summary: >- Sealed water after screening. No published XOF bottle list. Do not invent a fountain. location: Airside departure hall shops and duty-free past the café / lounge pair terminal: Terminal 1 - kind: free name: Aeria Lounge water zone: airside price: Included with lounge access summary: >- Complimentary once you are in the Salon Business / Aeria Lounge. Walk-in leftover typical 30,000 XOF if you have no airline access. No live Priority Pass page. location: >- Aeria Lounge / Salon Business next to Air Lounge Café in the Terminal 1 departure hall terminal: Terminal 1 isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.6 slug: abj region: Africa --- > Markdown for [/airports/abj](/airports/abj). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/abj) - [Lounge directory](/airports/abj/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire · Africa Compact two-hall West African hub with a live Air Côte d'Ivoire CDG widebody, but SNEDAI is not visa-on-arrival, Uber is gone, and the only business lounge is not on Priority Pass. ## Airportist Score **6.6 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 6.8 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.8 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 2,551,915 (2025) - Terminals: 2 - Typical security: 25 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Air Côte d'Ivoire connections across West Africa and the live HF Paris CDG A330-900neo - Travelers who pre-enrol SNEDAI and carry a yellow-fever card - Yango or OFT-grid orange taxis instead of the curb scrum - Short international connections on a single compact campus ## Watch out for - SNEDAI e-visa €73 then biometrics at ABJ — the email is not the visa - Uber exited 25 Sep 2025 — Yango / inDrive / OFT taxis only - No metro, no airport rail, no live Priority Pass page - Air France desks from ABJ close 120 minutes before departure ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/abj/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/abj/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/abj/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/abj/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/abj/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/abj/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/abj/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/abj/reviews.md) (free)