# Douala International Airport (DLA / FKKD)

**Douala International Airport** (IATA: DLA, ICAO: FKKD) is a large airport in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon. It opened on 27 Jun 1977. It has one runway, 2,850 m (9,350 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aéroports du Cameroun. In 2018 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DLA / FKKD
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Aéroports du Cameroun
- Serves: Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon
- Opened: 27 Jun 1977
- Elevation: 10 m / 33 ft
- Coordinates: 4.0061, 9.7195
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,850 m / 9,350 ft
- Passengers: 1,062,570 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Douala
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douala_International_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898928
- Weather station: FKKD · WMO 64910
- Ident: FKKD

## Timeline

- 4 Mar 1962: Caledonian Airways Flight 153. 111 killed.
- 27 Jun 1977: Douala International Airport opens.
- 30 Aug 1984: Cameroon Airlines Flight 786. 2 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,850 m / 9,350 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 617,862 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 689,160 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 745,286 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 809,858 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 715,025 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 805,557 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,062,570 | Wikidata |

## Routes

21 destinations in 16 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (19)

- [SSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fgsl.md) Malabo International Airport · Equatorial Guinea · 116 km / 72 mi · Afrijet Business Service, Cronos Airlines
- [BFX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkku.md) Bafoussam Airport · Cameroon · 184 km / 114 mi · Camair-Co
- [NSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkys.md) Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Cameroon · 206 km / 128 mi · Camair-Co
- [BSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fgbt.md) Bata International Airport · Equatorial Guinea · 234 km / 145 mi · Afrijet Business Service
- [LBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fool.md) Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport · Gabon · 396 km / 246 mi · Afrijet Business Service, Camair-Co
- [NGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkn.md) N'Gaoundéré Airport · Cameroon · 565 km / 351 mi · Camair-Co
- [COO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dbbb.md) Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport · Benin · 853 km / 530 mi · Camair-Co
- [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 968 km / 601 mi · Asky Airlines
- [BGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/feff.md) Bangui M'Poko International Airport · Central African Republic · 977 km / 607 mi · Camair-Co
- [PNR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcpp.md) Antonio Agostinho-Neto International Airport · Congo - Brazzaville · 1,010 km / 628 mi · Camair-Co
- [BZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fcbb.md) Maya-Maya International Airport · Congo - Brazzaville · 1,105 km / 687 mi · Camair-Co
- [FIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fzaa.md) Ndjili International Airport · Congo - Kinshasa · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Air Congo
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 1,519 km / 944 mi · Air Côte d'Ivoire
- [KGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hryr.md) Kigali International Airport · Rwanda · 2,364 km / 1,469 mi · RwandAir
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Kenya Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 3,259 km / 2,025 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 3,689 km / 2,292 mi · EgyptAir
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 3,695 km / 2,296 mi · Air Algérie
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 3,726 km / 2,315 mi · Royal Air Maroc

### Seasonal (2)

- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,734 km / 2,320 mi · Camair-Co
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,938 km / 2,447 mi · Camair-Co

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DLA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- QC [Camair-Co](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/camair-co) · 10
- [Air Leasing Cameroon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-leasing-cameroon)
- 9Y [Axis Lines International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/axis-lines-international)
- [Cargo Airways International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargo-airways-international)

### Passenger (11)

- [AfriJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afrijet) · 3
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- 4H [Air Congo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-congo) · 1
- HF [Air Côte d'Ivoire](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cote-divoire) · 1
- KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 1
- C8 [Cronos Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cronos-airlines) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- KQ [Kenya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenya-airways) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- WB [RwandAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rwandair) · 1

Former hub of [Cameroon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cameroon-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.1M (2018) | #799 of 3,974 | #45 in Africa | #1 in CM |
| Longest runway | 2,850 m / 9,350 ft | =1,551 of 29,858 | =259 in Africa | #3 in CM |
| Elevation | 10 m / 33 ft | =40,220 of 43,403 | =3,011 in Africa | #28 in CM |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =88 in Africa |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in CM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | A/G VOICE RDO | 655.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [TKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkc.md) Tiko Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [CM-0012](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cm-0012.md) Malinkam Northwest Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [CM-0011](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cm-0011.md) Lobe Airfield · 98 km / 61 mi
- [SSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fgsl.md) Malabo International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [FKKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkke.md) Eseka Airport · 126 km / 78 mi
- [KBI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkb.md) Kribi Airport · 129 km / 80 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Douala International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Douala_International_Airport&oldid=1366992064), revision of 31 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkd/data