ROB · Monrovia, Liberia
Roberts International Airport.
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Roberts International Airport
Commercial airport near Monrovia, Liberia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ROB
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3099; ident GLRB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
monrovia-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Roberts International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ROB / GLRB
OurAirports ident
GLRB
GPS / local code
GLRB
ISO region
LR-MG
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
monrovia-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q721497
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GMT · UTC+00:00
Time zone
GMT
Africa/Monrovia · UTC+00:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
49 km
Approximate distance to central Monrovia.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Monrovia
Languages
English
Currency
LRD ($)
Country area
111,369 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1941
Owner / entity
Q721497
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Roberts International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Monrovia, Liberia. Monrovia's built-up core sits roughly 49 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Monrovia (UTC+00:00, GMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Roberts International Airport (ROB / GLRB) is at 6.2338° N, 10.3623° W, elevation 31 ft (9 m), serving Monrovia, Liberia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Monrovia is in Liberia (capital Monrovia); on Africa/Monrovia (GMT, UTC+00:00); working languages: English; currency: LRD ($).
Distance from central Monrovia: 49 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ROB.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Roberts International Airport (ROB / GLRB)
Roberts International Airport · Commercial airport near Monrovia, Liberia
Source identifiers
GLRB · GLRB · LR-MG
monrovia-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about 35 miles (56 km) outside of the nation's capital of Monrovia, and as an origin and destination point is referred to as "Monrovia".
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Harbel
harbel · 1.6 km from ROB
Liberia · Africa/Monrovia · +0h · population 38,208 · city coordinates 6.2468, -10.3564
2. Kakata
kakata · 33 km from ROB
Liberia · Africa/Monrovia · +0h · population 52,247 · city coordinates 6.5310, -10.3537
3. Monrovia
monrovia · 49 km from ROB
Liberia · Africa/Monrovia · +0h · population 1,542,549 · city coordinates 6.3005, -10.7969
4. Buchanan
buchanan · 53 km from ROB
Liberia · Africa/Monrovia · +0h · population 75,854 · city coordinates 5.8769, -10.0496
5. Tubmanburg
tubmanburg · 87 km from ROB
Liberia · Africa/Monrovia · +0h · population 22,005 · city coordinates 6.8706, -10.8211
6. Gbarnga
gbarnga · 130 km from ROB
Liberia · Africa/Monrovia · +0h · population 86,031 · city coordinates 6.9954, -9.4712
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CKY GUCY
Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Conakry
516 km from ROB · Africa/Conakry · +0h · elevation 72 ft (22 m) · airport coordinates 9.5769, -13.6120
2. ABJ DIAP
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Abidjan
720 km from ROB · Africa/Abidjan · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 5.2614, -3.9263
3. BKO GABS
Modibo Keita International Airport · Bamako
749 km from ROB · Africa/Bamako · +0h · elevation 1,247 ft (380 m) · airport coordinates 12.5335, -7.9499
Route-time reference set
1. ROB-CKY
Conakry · 516 km · 1h 29m
Africa/Conakry · +0h from ROB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ROB-ABJ
Abidjan · 720 km · 1h 45m
Africa/Abidjan · +0h from ROB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ROB-BKO
Bamako · 749 km · 1h 47m
Africa/Bamako · +0h from ROB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ROB.
Runway identifiers
04/22
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about 35 miles (56 km) outside of the nation's capital of Monrovia, and as an origin and destination point is referred to as "Monrovia".
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ROB.
Country and authority
ROB sits in Liberia (Republic of Liberia), whose capital is Monrovia. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Western Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: LRD ($). ROB is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Commercial airport near Monrovia, Liberia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about 35 miles (56 km) outside of the nation's capital of Monrovia, and as an origin and destination point is referred to as "Monrovia".
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q721497 · Roberts International Airport. Administrative area: Margibi County. Named after: Monrovia · Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Field and clock profile
Roberts International Airport is a near sea-level field at 31 ft (9 m), positioned at 6.2338° N, 10.3623° W in the Northern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Monrovia (GMT, UTC+00:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Harbel is the closest retained city-time anchor at 1.6 km. CKY Conakry is the closest retained airport alternative at 516 km.
Country airport peers
ROB has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
ROB-CKY Conakry: 516 km, about 1h 29m, +0h. ROB-ABJ Abidjan: 720 km, about 1h 45m, +0h. ROB-BKO Bamako: 749 km, about 1h 47m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident GLRB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. monrovia-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
04/22
OurAirports classifies ROB as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Monrovia.
ROB (GLRB) is a near sea-level field at 31 ft (9 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ROB sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ROB's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for ROB is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about 35 miles (56 km) outside of the nation's capital of Monrovia, and as an origin and destination point is referred to as "Monrovia".
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at monrovia-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ROB
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ROB uses Africa/Monrovia (GMT, UTC+00:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Roberts International Airport is about 49 km from central Monrovia; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CKY Conakry is the closest retained alternate at 516 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
monrovia-airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ROB inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ROB ranks #1 in the curated Liberia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
ROB has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Monrovia a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ROB is 31 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KHH 31 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · NTL 31 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · PDX 31 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · DAC 30 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · FUK 32 ft (10 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ROB's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CKY 516 km +0h · ABJ 720 km +0h · BKO 749 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conakry | CKY | 516 km | 1h 29m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Abidjan | ABJ | 720 km | 1h 45m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Bamako | BKO | 749 km | 1h 47m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ROB to CKY
Conakry
Distance 516 km; estimated travel window 1h 29m; destination zone Africa/Conakry is +0h from ROB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ROB to ABJ
Abidjan
Distance 720 km; estimated travel window 1h 45m; destination zone Africa/Abidjan is +0h from ROB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ROB to BKO
Bamako
Distance 749 km; estimated travel window 1h 47m; destination zone Africa/Bamako is +0h from ROB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Monrovia, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Monrovia is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Roberts International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ROB, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Harbel
harbel · 1.6 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kakata
kakata · 33 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Monrovia
monrovia · 49 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buchanan
buchanan · 53 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tubmanburg
tubmanburg · 87 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gbarnga
gbarnga · 130 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saclepea
saclepea · 187 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ganta
ganta · 189 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Greenville
greenville · 200 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sanniquellie
sanniquellie · 221 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Foya Kamara
foya-kamara · 237 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zwedru
zwedru · 247 km · Africa/Monrovia
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Roberts International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Conakry (CKY), Abidjan (ABJ), Bamako (BKO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers 04/22.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1941.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ROB. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Ahmed Sékou Touré International AirportCKY
Conakry · large airport
- Distance
- 516 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
Compare against CKY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International AirportABJ
Abidjan · large airport
- Distance
- 720 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against ABJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Modibo Keita International AirportBKO
Bamako · large airport
- Distance
- 749 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,247 ft (380 m)
Compare against BKO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Roberts International Airport (ROB) in?▾
Roberts International Airport is in the Africa/Monrovia timezone (UTC+00:00, GMT).
What are the codes for Roberts International Airport?▾
Roberts International Airport uses IATA code ROB and ICAO code GLRB.
Where is Roberts International Airport located?▾
Roberts International Airport is located in Monrovia, Liberia at coordinates 6.2338° N, 10.3623° W, with an elevation of 31 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Roberts International Airport from central Monrovia?▾
Roberts International Airport sits roughly 49 km from the nearest mapped city center for Monrovia.
Which route reference is most useful from ROB?▾
Conakry (CKY) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 29m, destination timezone Africa/Conakry, and a +0h difference from ROB.
How many runways does Roberts International Airport have?▾
Roberts International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 04/22.