[4] The airport is 26 nautical miles (48 km) north of the Libreville VOR-DME (ident: LV), and the field elevation is 17 m (55 ft).

[3] The airport was originally conceived as part of a project aiming to turn the island of Corisco into an important centre of tourism.

[5] The second vice prime minister Demetrio Eló Ndong Nsefumu visited the Corisco Island airport on 5 October 2011 to personally verify the facility's construction progress.

The ministers and members of the Government of Equatorial Guinea and diplomatic representatives from countries including Spain, Morocco, the United States, China, and Cuba were also present.

After the opening ceremony, the presidents of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, together with the Equatoguinean first lady, prime minister, and the rest of the guests from the government, toured the modern facilities of the new airport.