AirportsSalak Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Maroua, in Far North Region, Cameroon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MVR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MVR
- ICAO code
- FKKL
- City
- Maroua
- State or region
- Far North Region
- Country
- Cameroon
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 10.4514° N, 14.2574° E
- Elevation
- 424 m (1,390 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,100 m (6,890 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MVR means Salak Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FKKL. 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 10.4514° N, 14.2574° E. It stands 424 metres (1,390 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
Salak Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,100 metres (6,890 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Cameroon on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,100 m 6,890 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Garoua International AirportGaroua | GOU | 158 km |
| Maiduguri International AirportMaiduguri, Nigeria | MIU | 202 km |
| N'Djamena International AirportN'Djamena, Chad | NDJ | 205 km |
| Yola AirportYola, Nigeria | YOL | 240 km |
| N'Gaoundéré AirportN'Gaoundéré | NGE | 353 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,810 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,348 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,629 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,753 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,089 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,993 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,952 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,350 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,922 km | 18 h 30 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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