AirportsYaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a large airport serving Yaoundé, in Centre Region, Cameroon. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NSI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NSI
- ICAO code
- FKYS
- City
- Yaoundé
- State or region
- Centre Region
- Country
- Cameroon
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 3.7226° N, 11.5533° E
- Elevation
- 694 m (2,278 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NSI means Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: FKYS. 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 3.7226° N, 11.5533° E. It stands 694 metres (2,278 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
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Cameroon on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,400 m 11,155 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Douala International AirportDouala | DLA | 206 km |
| President Obiang Nguema International AirportMengomeyén, Equatorial Guinea | GEM | 235 km |
| Oyem AirportOyem, Gabon | OYE | 242 km |
| Bata International AirportBata, Equatorial Guinea | BSG | 280 km |
| Malabo International AirportMalabo, Equatorial Guinea | SSG | 316 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,428 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,862 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,253 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,426 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,344 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,310 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,269 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,087 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,659 km | 18 h 10 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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