AirportsDouala International Airport is a large airport serving Douala, in Littoral Region, Cameroon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DLA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DLA
- ICAO code
- FKKD
- City
- Douala
- State or region
- Littoral Region
- Country
- Cameroon
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 4.0061° N, 9.7195° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DLA means Douala International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FKKD. ICAO codes that begin with F belong to central and southern Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.0061° N, 9.7195° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Douala, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Douala International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,850 metres (9,350 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 5 airports of Cameroon on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,850 m 9,350 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Malabo International AirportMalabo, Equatorial Guinea | SSG | 116 km |
| Margaret Ekpo International AirportCalabar, Nigeria | CBQ | 186 km |
| Akwa Ibom International AirportUyo, Nigeria | QUO | 204 km |
| Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportYaoundé | NSI | 206 km |
| Bata International AirportBata, Equatorial Guinea | BSG | 234 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,590 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,043 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,411 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,362 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,169 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,139 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,471 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,210 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,826 km | 18 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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