# Salak Airport (MVR / FKKL)

**Salak Airport** (IATA: MVR, ICAO: FKKL) is a medium airport in Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon. It has one runway, 2,100 m (6,890 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Aéroports du Cameroun. In 2018 it handled 44 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MVR / FKKL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aéroports du Cameroun
- Serves: Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon
- Elevation: 424 m / 1,390 ft
- Coordinates: 10.4514, 14.2574
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,100 m / 6,890 ft
- Passengers: 44,366 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Douala
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroua_Salak_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2449054
- Weather station: FKKL · WMO 64851
- Ident: FKKL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 11,692 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 27,806 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 39,364 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 62,541 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 44,366 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [NSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkys.md) Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Cameroon · 805 km / 500 mi · Camair-Co
- [DLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkd.md) Douala International Airport · Cameroon · 874 km / 543 mi · Camair-Co

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- QC [Camair-Co](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/camair-co) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 44K (2018) | #2,131 of 3,974 | #144 in Africa | #4 in CM |
| Longest runway | 2,100 m / 6,890 ft | =3,582 of 29,858 | =412 in Africa | #7 in CM |
| Elevation | 424 m / 1,390 ft | =12,958 of 43,403 | =2,016 in Africa | #19 in CM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =1 in CM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 890.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [KLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkh.md) Kaélé Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [TD-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/td-0004.md) Léré Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [GXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkj.md) Yagoua Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [OGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fttb.md) Bongor Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [PLF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fttp.md) Pala Airport · 140 km / 87 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: “Maroua Salak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maroua_Salak_Airport&oldid=1363057437), revision of 7 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/fkkl/data