AirportsN'Gaoundéré Airport is a medium-sized airport serving N'Gaoundéré, in Adamaoua Region, Cameroon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NGE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NGE
- ICAO code
- FKKN
- City
- N'Gaoundéré
- State or region
- Adamaoua Region
- Country
- Cameroon
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.3570° N, 13.5592° E
- Elevation
- 1,114 m (3,655 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NGE means N'Gaoundéré Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FKKN. 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 7.3570° N, 13.5592° E. It stands 1,114 metres (3,655 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
N'Gaoundéré Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,700 m 8,858 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 | 221 km |
| Yola AirportYola, Nigeria | YOL | 245 km |
| Salak AirportMaroua | MVR | 353 km |
| Gombe Lawanti International AirportGombe, Nigeria | GMO | 439 km |
| Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportYaoundé | NSI | 461 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,038 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,522 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,857 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,071 km | 6 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,252 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,188 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,036 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,646 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,765 km | 18 h 15 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.