Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport

Aéroport international de Yaoundé-Nsimalen
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAéroports du Cameroun SA (ADC)
ServesYaounde
LocationNsimalen, Cameroon
Focus city forCamair-Co
Elevation AMSL2,278 ft / 694 m
Coordinates03°43′21″N 011°33′12″E / 3.72250°N 11.55333°E / 3.72250; 11.55333
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NSI is located in Cameroon
NSI
NSI
Location of Airport in Cameroon
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,400 11,155 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers208,973

Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Yaoundé-Nsimalen) (IATA: NSI, ICAO: FKYS), also known as Nsimalen airport or just Nsimalen, is the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon. The airport is located 27 km (16 miles) south of the capital Yaounde, near Nsimalen in Cameroon's Centre Region.[4]

History

Starting operations in 1991,[5] Nsimalen was built to supersede the old international airport in Yaounde that was getting absorbed by the rapid growth of the city, it was also too close to the oil deposits of SCDP ("Société Camerounaise de Dépôts Pétroliers" or Cameroon Oil Storage Company). This former international airport of Yaounde, still known as Yaoundé Airport, now serves as an airbase for the Cameroon Air Force.

In 2004, the Nsimalen airport served 190,487 passengers. Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport has 14 direct flights to 11 countries. It is also the focus city for the most popular airline in Cameroon, Camair-Co, successor to the defunct Cameroon Airlines. The airport's growth of international traffic is 4% per year. The government has set a goal of servicing 1.5 million passengers and 50,000 tons of cargo per year.[4]

Facilities

Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport covers 3,065 acres (1240 ha) at an elevation of 694 m (2 276 ft), and includes one passenger terminal, one cargo terminal and 6 aircraft stands. Nsimalen airport currently has one runway: heading 01/19, 3,400 m (11 154 ft) in length, with a width of 45 m (147 ft),[6] which could accommodate a Boeing 747.[6]

Nsimalen International Airport is equipped with modern facilities and can be accessed through four gates. It has six parking facilities, two of which are for long term use. Inside the terminal there are 10 check-in desks, currency exchange office, post office, restaurants, tourist information centre, business centre, banks and car rental, limousine services and taxi services. Cargo facilities are equipped with a 1,839 m2 (19 794 sq ft) warehouse, twelve 747 Freighter docks, a transit zone, animal quarantine, health office, X-ray/handling/mechanical equipment and refrigerated storage.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Afrijet Libreville
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
ASKY Airlines Lomé,[7] Malabo,[8] N'Djamena[9]
Brussels Airlines1 Brussels
Camair-Co Douala, Garoua, Libreville, Maroua, N'Djamena, Ngaoundéré
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Notes

^1 : Brussels Airlines' flight to Brussels from Yaounde stops in Douala, but the airline does not have eight freedom rights on the Yaounde and Douala sector.

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for FKYS". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for NSI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ List of the busiest airports in Africa
  4. ^ a b "Aéroport International de Yaounde-Nsimalen". Ccaa.aero. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Aéroports du Cameroun".
  6. ^ a b A-Z Group Ltd. "A-Z World Airports Online – Cameroon airports – Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (NSI/FKYS)". Azworldairports.com.
  7. ^ June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/nsi
  8. ^ "ASKY AIRLINES MAY 2024 REGIONAL NETWORK CHANGES". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Asky Airlines N'Djamena Service Changes From June 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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