Douala International Airport Aéroport international de Douala |
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) | ||||||||||
Serves | Douala, Cameroon | ||||||||||
Hub for | Camair-Co | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°00′21″N 009°43′10″E / 4.00583°N 9.71944°ECoordinates: 04°00′21″N 009°43′10″E / 4.00583°N 9.71944°E | ||||||||||
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Location of Airport in Cameroon | |||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF
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Passengers (2014) | 1,500,000 |
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Douala International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Douala) (IATA: DLA, ICAO: FKKD) is an international airport located 10 kilometres (5 nmi; 6 mi) from Douala, the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It is the country's busiest airport.
Douala Airport has a single runway, 12/30, with a length of 2,853 m (9,359 ft). Between 1 and 21 March 2016, the runway will be closed for upgrade works; all airlines will switch to Yaoundé Airport during this period.
: Some of these flights to Douala from North Africa and Europe make a stop in Yaoundé. However, the airlines in question do not have traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Douala and Yaoundé.