Airport Codes
Total 1 airports of VOI
Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport) (IATA: VOI, ICAO:GLVA) is located in the the city of Voinjama, Liberia.
Airport Overview
Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport)(VOI) is a regional airport serving Voinjama in northern Liberia. The airport record identifies it as Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport), with ICAO designator GLVA, coordinates 8.3999996, -9.7670002, and the UTC+00:00 time zone. Its location supports access to Voinjama and surrounding Lofa County communities, but it should be treated as a local or regional airfield rather than an established international cargo gateway. The supplied record does not confirm scheduled cargo services, customs cargo facilities, bonded storage, cold-chain infrastructure, or regular international airline operations. Our service team therefore handles this airport primarily as a pre-arranged, capacity-dependent destination and verifies aircraft acceptance, ground handling, customs arrangements, and final-mile delivery before issuing a firm routing.
| Airport name | Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport) |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | VOI / GLVA |
| Country / city | Liberia / Voinjama |
| Coordinates | 8.3999996, -9.7670002 |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 |
| Address | Voinjama, Liberia |
Key Highlights
Regional access point
Useful for planned shipments serving Voinjama and northern Liberia, subject to aircraft and handling confirmation.
Limited cargo certainty
The supplied airport record shows no confirmed cargo or express handling allocation; do not assume warehouse or screening capability.
Pre-arranged operations
Advance coordination is important for aircraft acceptance, ramp handling, customs attendance, and consignee collection.
Gateway alternatives may be required
International freight may need to move through a larger Liberian gateway or another regional gateway before surface delivery.
Cargo Facilities & Services
Specific cargo infrastructure is not established by the supplied airport data. Our service team will confirm the following items before booking rather than treating them as available by default:
- Cargo acceptance: Confirm whether a local handler can receive loose cargo, pallets, oversized pieces, or only pre-arranged aircraft consignments.
- Warehousing: Verify whether temporary covered storage, cargo security, weighing, documentation desks, or secure transfer space is available.
- Temperature control: Do not route pharmaceuticals, vaccines, seafood, or other perishables without written confirmation of refrigerated storage and transfer time.
- Dangerous goods: Confirm trained personnel, acceptance procedures, segregation, and equipment before presenting any regulated article.
- Customs and inspection: Establish whether customs or other authorities attend locally and whether clearance must be completed at an alternative gateway.
- Ground delivery: Arrange consignee collection or a nominated local transporter in advance; airport-side release does not guarantee onward delivery.
Routes & Transit Times
- International cargo will commonly require an interline, charter, or road-air solution through a larger gateway. The precise gateway, airline, and connection depend on current schedules, aircraft performance, payload, and local handling acceptance.
- There is no basis to promise a scheduled freighter, daily service, fixed uplift, or guaranteed transit time to Voinjama. Our team obtains a carrier or operator confirmation before quoting the final routing.
- Actual transit may be affected by limited frequency, weather, daylight operating constraints, aircraft payload restrictions, customs availability, road conditions, and the need to consolidate freight at another station.
- For urgent shipments, request two plans: an airport-to-airport option if accepted locally and a gateway-plus-road alternative with documented transfer and delivery responsibilities.
Hinterland & Key Cargo
Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport) primarily serves Voinjama and nearby communities in northern Liberia. The practical cargo profile is more likely to be regional supply and project logistics than high-volume international airfreight.
- Regional essentials: packaged food, household supplies, small commercial consignments, and replacement parts may be suitable when local acceptance is confirmed.
- Project and institutional cargo: tools, communications equipment, construction items, humanitarian supplies, and service parts may require prior screening for dimensions and handling.
- Agricultural products: locally sourced produce or other perishables require verified packaging, phytosanitary documentation where applicable, and a confirmed temperature-controlled transfer plan.
- High-value goods: electronics, documents, and sensitive equipment should move only with a documented custody chain, secure handover, and consignee readiness.
Operations & Compliance
- Booking cut-off: There is no fixed public cut-off stated in the supplied record. Submit shipping instructions early because acceptance may depend on aircraft confirmation, local staffing, and customs availability.
- Documentation: Prepare a commercial invoice, packing list, air waybill instructions, shipper and consignee contact details, accurate HS descriptions, value, origin, and any import or export permits required for the commodity.
- Regulated cargo: Dangerous goods, lithium batteries, dry ice, medicines, live animals, plants, and food products require commodity-specific review and written acceptance. Never tender them on a general-cargo assumption.
- Release and collection: Confirm who performs customs clearance, where inspection takes place, the release document required, and the consignee’s ability to collect promptly after arrival.
Shipping Tips
- Send our service team the commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, stackability, value, origin, destination, and requested delivery date before asking for a firm quotation.
- Use robust, moisture-resistant packaging suitable for repeated transfers and possible road movement. Mark each package with the consignee’s name, phone number, piece count, and handling instructions.
- For temperature-sensitive cargo, provide the required temperature range and acceptable exposure time; arrange packaging validation and a contingency plan before uplift.
- Keep a gateway-plus-road alternative available, especially for urgent, oversized, or regulated freight. The alternative should identify the customs point, transfer party, and final-mile responsibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport) receive international air cargo?
- International acceptance cannot be presumed. Our service team must confirm the current operating authority, aircraft acceptance, local handling, customs process, and final delivery arrangement for each shipment.
- Is there a regular cargo airline or fixed freighter schedule?
- The supplied airport record does not confirm a regular cargo schedule. We check current carrier, charter, or interline options individually and do not quote a fixed frequency without operational confirmation.
- Can temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals be shipped there?
- Only after confirming cold-chain handling, storage, transfer timing, customs attendance, and consignee readiness. If these controls cannot be documented, our team will propose a gateway and road-delivery alternative.
- What information is needed for a quotation?
- Provide commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, value, origin, consignee details, required delivery date, and any dangerous-goods, battery, food, plant, animal, or pharmaceutical characteristics.
- How should urgent freight be planned?
- Request parallel routing options. A local-airport plan may be capacity-dependent, while a larger gateway followed by controlled road transport may provide greater handling and clearance certainty.
Data Sources & Provenance
Airport name, codes, city, country, coordinates, address, and time zone are reproduced from the supplied airport record for Voinjama Airport (Tenebu Airport). No unverified runway length, terminal specification, cargo-warehouse area, throughput, airline schedule, operating hours, customs capability, or transit-time claim has been added.
For code and aviation-standard cross-checking, our team may consult iata.org and icao.int. Current operational acceptance, handling, customs, and routing details remain subject to confirmation with the responsible authorities, carrier, handler, and consignee before shipment execution.