DLA · Douala, Cameroon
Douala International Airport.
--:--:-- · WAT (UTC+01:00) · 4.0061° N, 9.7195° E
Douala International Airport
International airport in Douala, Cameroon
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for DLA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2882; ident FKKD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Douala International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
DLA / FKKD
OurAirports ident
FKKD
GPS / local code
FKKD
ISO region
CM-LT
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q898928
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WAT · UTC+01:00
Time zone
WAT
Africa/Douala · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
5.0 km
Approximate distance to central Douala.
Official source
Douala International Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Yaoundé
Languages
English, French
Currency
XAF (Fr)
Country area
475,442 km²
Passenger volume
1.5 million passengers
Terminals
4 terminals
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,350 ft / 2,850 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1977 · Aéroports du Cameroun
Owner / entity
Q898928
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Douala International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Douala, Cameroon. Douala's built-up core sits roughly 5.0 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Douala (UTC+01:00, WAT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Douala International Airport (DLA / FKKD) is at 4.0061° N, 9.7195° E, elevation 33 ft (10 m), serving Douala, Cameroon.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Douala is in Cameroon (capital Yaoundé); on Africa/Douala (WAT, UTC+01:00); working languages: English, French; currency: XAF (Fr).
Distance from central Douala: 5 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for DLA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Douala International Airport (DLA / FKKD)
Douala International Airport · International airport in Douala, Cameroon
Source identifiers
FKKD · FKKD · CM-LT
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Douala International Airport is an international airport located in Douala, the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for DLA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Douala
douala · 5.0 km from DLA
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 1,338,082 · city coordinates 4.0483, 9.7043
2. Souza Gare
souza-gare · 28 km from DLA
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 24,994 · city coordinates 4.2344, 9.6164
3. Dizangué
dizangue · 40 km from DLA
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 19,243 · city coordinates 3.7667, 9.9833
4. Tiko
tiko · 41 km from DLA
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 94,836 · city coordinates 4.0750, 9.3600
5. Mutengene
mutengene · 46 km from DLA
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 64,054 · city coordinates 4.0913, 9.3144
6. Muyuka
muyuka · 47 km from DLA
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 43,749 · city coordinates 4.2898, 9.4103
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. NSI FKYS
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Yaoundé
206 km from DLA · Africa/Douala · +0h · elevation 2,278 ft (694 m) · airport coordinates 3.7226, 11.5533
2. PHC DNPO
Port Harcourt International Airport · Port Harcourt
327 km from DLA · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 87 ft (27 m) · airport coordinates 5.0155, 6.9496
3. ABV DNAA
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Abuja
619 km from DLA · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 1,123 ft (342 m) · airport coordinates 9.0068, 7.2632
Route-time reference set
1. DLA-NSI
Yaoundé · 206 km · 1h 6m
Africa/Douala · +0h from DLA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. DLA-PHC
Port Harcourt · 327 km · 1h 15m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from DLA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. DLA-ABV
Abuja · 619 km · 1h 37m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from DLA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,350 ft / 2,850 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for DLA.
Runway identifiers
12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. NSI FKYS
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Yaoundé · 206 km from DLA
large airport · Africa/Douala · cameroon · 2,278 ft (694 m) · 3.7226, 11.5533
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
With its 4 terminals and an average of 1.5 million passengers and 50,000 tonnes of freight per year, it is the country's busiest airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for DLA.
Country and authority
DLA sits in Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon), whose capital is Yaoundé. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Middle Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: XAF (Fr). DLA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport in Douala, Cameroon. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Douala International Airport is an international airport located in Douala, the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q898928 · Douala International Airport. Administrative area: Littoral. Named after: Douala
Field and clock profile
Douala International Airport is a near sea-level field at 33 ft (10 m), positioned at 4.0061° N, 9.7195° E in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,350 ft / 2,850 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Douala (WAT, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Douala is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.0 km. NSI Yaoundé is the closest retained airport alternative at 206 km.
Country airport peers
DLA is compared with NSI Yaoundé at 206 km inside the retained Cameroon airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
DLA-NSI Yaoundé: 206 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. DLA-PHC Port Harcourt: 327 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. DLA-ABV Abuja: 619 km, about 1h 37m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident FKKD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
1.5 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
4 terminals
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,350 ft / 2,850 m
Runway identifiers
12/30
OurAirports classifies DLA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Douala.
DLA (FKKD) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 1.5 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 33 ft (10 m).
DLA sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
DLA's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,350 ft / 2,850 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Aéroports du Cameroun is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for DLA.
- With its 4 terminals and an average of 1.5 million passengers and 50,000 tonnes of freight per year, it is the country's busiest airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Douala International Airport, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for DLA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
DLA uses Africa/Douala (WAT, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Douala International Airport is about 5.0 km from central Douala; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
NSI Yaoundé is the closest retained alternate at 206 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place DLA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
DLA ranks #1 in the curated Cameroon airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
DLA shares Africa/Douala with NSI Yaoundé CM. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
DLA is 33 ft (10 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DAD 33 ft (10 m) (0 ft delta) · REC 33 ft (10 m) (0 ft delta) · SGN 33 ft (10 m) (0 ft delta) · CGK 34 ft (10 m) (1 ft delta) · FUK 32 ft (10 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
DLA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are NSI 206 km +0h · PHC 327 km +0h · ABV 619 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaoundé | NSI | 206 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Port Harcourt | PHC | 327 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Abuja | ABV | 619 km | 1h 37m | +0h | --:--:-- |
DLA to NSI
Yaoundé
Distance 206 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Africa/Douala is +0h from DLA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DLA to PHC
Port Harcourt
Distance 327 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from DLA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
DLA to ABV
Abuja
Distance 619 km; estimated travel window 1h 37m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from DLA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Douala is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Douala is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Douala International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from DLA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Douala
douala · 5.0 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Souza Gare
souza-gare · 28 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dizangué
dizangue · 40 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tiko
tiko · 41 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mutengene
mutengene · 46 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Muyuka
muyuka · 47 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Edéa
edea · 51 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Buea
buea · 55 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Limbe
limbe · 57 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mbanga
mbanga · 58 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Njombé
njombe · 64 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Penja
penja · 71 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Douala International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Yaoundé (NSI), Port Harcourt (PHC), Abuja (ABV). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 1.5 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: 4 terminals.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,350 ft / 2,850 m; identifiers 12/30.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aéroports du Cameroun.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1977.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from DLA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Yaoundé Nsimalen International AirportNSI
Yaoundé · large airport
- Distance
- 206 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,278 ft (694 m)
Compare against NSI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Port Harcourt International AirportPHC
Port Harcourt · large airport
- Distance
- 327 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 87 ft (27 m)
Compare against PHC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportABV
Abuja · large airport
- Distance
- 619 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,123 ft (342 m)
Compare against ABV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Douala International Airport (DLA) in?▾
Douala International Airport is in the Africa/Douala timezone (UTC+01:00, WAT).
What are the codes for Douala International Airport?▾
Douala International Airport uses IATA code DLA and ICAO code FKKD.
Where is Douala International Airport located?▾
Douala International Airport is located in Douala, Cameroon at coordinates 4.0061° N, 9.7195° E, with an elevation of 33 ft (10 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Douala International Airport from central Douala?▾
Douala International Airport sits roughly 5.0 km from the nearest mapped city center for Douala.
Which route reference is most useful from DLA?▾
Yaoundé (NSI) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 6m, destination timezone Africa/Douala, and a +0h difference from DLA.
What other airports in Cameroon are close peers to DLA?▾
DLA's curated peers in Cameroon on this site include NSI Yaoundé.
How many runways does Douala International Airport have?▾
Douala International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,350 ft / 2,850 m; identifiers include 12/30.