NSI · Yaoundé, Cameroon
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport.
--:--:-- · WAT (UTC+01:00) · 3.7226° N, 11.5533° E
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Airport in Nsimalen, Cameroon
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for NSI
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 2890; ident FKYS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
ccaa.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Yaoundé Nsimalen 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
NSI / FKYS
OurAirports ident
FKYS
GPS / local code
FKYS
ISO region
CM-CE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
ccaa.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q221351
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, 9:24 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
17 km
Approximate distance to central Yaoundé.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Yaoundé
Languages
English, French
Currency
XAF (Fr)
Country area
475,442 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Aéroports du Cameroun
Owner / entity
Q221351
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Yaoundé, Cameroon. Yaoundé's built-up core sits roughly 17 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.
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI / FKYS) is at 3.7226° N, 11.5533° E, elevation 2,278 ft (694 m), serving Yaoundé, 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.
Yaoundé is in Cameroon (capital Yaoundé); on Africa/Douala (WAT, UTC+01:00); working languages: English, French; currency: XAF (Fr).
Distance from central Yaoundé: 17 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 NSI.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI / FKYS)
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport · Airport in Nsimalen, Cameroon
Source identifiers
FKYS · FKYS · CM-CE
ccaa.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for NSI; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The airport is located 27 kilometers south of the capital, Yaoundé, near Nsimalen in Cameroon's Centre Region.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Yaoundé
yaounde · 17 km from NSI
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 1,299,369 · city coordinates 3.8667, 11.5167
2. Mbalmayo
mbalmayo · 24 km from NSI
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 82,384 · city coordinates 3.5167, 11.5000
3. Okoa
okoa · 29 km from NSI
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 24,110 · city coordinates 3.9833, 11.6000
4. Obala
obala · 49 km from NSI
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 45,321 · city coordinates 4.1667, 11.5333
5. Makak
makak · 61 km from NSI
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 29,135 · city coordinates 3.5500, 11.0333
6. Akonolinga
akonolinga · 77 km from NSI
Cameroon · Africa/Douala · +0h · population 30,078 · city coordinates 3.7667, 12.2500
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DLA FKKD
Douala International Airport · Douala
206 km from NSI · Africa/Douala · +0h · elevation 33 ft (10 m) · airport coordinates 4.0061, 9.7195
2. PHC DNPO
Port Harcourt International Airport · Port Harcourt
530 km from NSI · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 87 ft (27 m) · airport coordinates 5.0155, 6.9496
3. ABV DNAA
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Abuja
755 km from NSI · Africa/Lagos · +0h · elevation 1,123 ft (342 m) · airport coordinates 9.0068, 7.2632
Route-time reference set
1. NSI-DLA
Douala · 206 km · 1h 6m
Africa/Douala · +0h from NSI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. NSI-PHC
Port Harcourt · 530 km · 1h 30m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from NSI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. NSI-ABV
Abuja · 755 km · 1h 47m
Africa/Lagos · +0h from NSI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,155 ft / 3,400 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for NSI.
Runway identifiers
01/19
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DLA FKKD
Douala International Airport · Douala · 206 km from NSI
large airport · Africa/Douala · cameroon · 33 ft (10 m) · 4.0061, 9.7195
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for NSI.
Country and authority
NSI 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). NSI is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Nsimalen, 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: Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon. Location cue: The airport is located 27 kilometers south of the capital, Yaoundé, near Nsimalen in Cameroon's Centre Region.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q221351 · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport. Administrative area: Centre. Named after: Yaoundé
Field and clock profile
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 2,278 ft (694 m), positioned at 3.7226° N, 11.5533° E in the Equatorial deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,155 ft / 3,400 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
Yaoundé is the closest retained city-time anchor at 17 km. DLA Douala is the closest retained airport alternative at 206 km.
Country airport peers
NSI is compared with DLA Douala 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
NSI-DLA Douala: 206 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. NSI-PHC Port Harcourt: 530 km, about 1h 30m, +0h. NSI-ABV Abuja: 755 km, about 1h 47m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident FKYS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. ccaa.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Runway identifiers
01/19
OurAirports classifies NSI as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Yaoundé.
NSI (FKYS) is a moderate-elevation field at 2,278 ft (694 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
NSI sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
NSI's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,155 ft / 3,400 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Aéroports du Cameroun is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for NSI.
- Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at ccaa.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for NSI
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
NSI uses Africa/Douala (WAT, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is about 17 km from central Yaoundé; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DLA Douala is the closest retained alternate at 206 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
ccaa.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place NSI inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
NSI ranks #2 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
NSI shares Africa/Douala with DLA Douala CM. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
NSI is 2,278 ft (694 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GZT 2,315 ft (706 m) (37 ft delta) · ALA 2,234 ft (681 m) (44 ft delta) · YEG 2,373 ft (723 m) (95 ft delta) · LAS 2,181 ft (665 m) (97 ft delta) · GEG 2,376 ft (724 m) (98 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
NSI's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DLA 206 km +0h · PHC 530 km +0h · ABV 755 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douala | DLA | 206 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Port Harcourt | PHC | 530 km | 1h 30m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Abuja | ABV | 755 km | 1h 47m | +0h | --:--:-- |
NSI to DLA
Douala
Distance 206 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Africa/Douala is +0h from NSI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NSI to PHC
Port Harcourt
Distance 530 km; estimated travel window 1h 30m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from NSI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NSI to ABV
Abuja
Distance 755 km; estimated travel window 1h 47m; destination zone Africa/Lagos is +0h from NSI. 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
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Yaoundé 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.
Yaoundé Nsimalen 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 NSI, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Yaoundé
yaounde · 17 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mbalmayo
mbalmayo · 24 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Okoa
okoa · 29 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Obala
obala · 49 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Makak
makak · 61 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Akonolinga
akonolinga · 77 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eséka
eseka · 88 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mbandjok
mbandjok · 90 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sangmélima
sangmelima · 100 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ébolowa
ebolowa · 102 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nkoteng
nkoteng · 103 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lolodorf
lolodorf · 106 km · Africa/Douala
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Yaoundé Nsimalen 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: Douala (DLA), Port Harcourt (PHC), Abuja (ABV). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,155 ft / 3,400 m; identifiers 01/19.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aéroports du Cameroun.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from NSI. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Douala International AirportDLA
Douala · large airport
- Distance
- 206 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 33 ft (10 m)
Compare against DLA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Port Harcourt International AirportPHC
Port Harcourt · large airport
- Distance
- 530 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
- 755 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 Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) in?▾
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is in the Africa/Douala timezone (UTC+01:00, WAT).
What are the codes for Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport?▾
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport uses IATA code NSI and ICAO code FKYS.
Where is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport located?▾
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is located in Yaoundé, Cameroon at coordinates 3.7226° N, 11.5533° E, with an elevation of 2,278 ft (694 m) (moderate-elevation field in the deep tropics).
How far is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport from central Yaoundé?▾
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport sits roughly 17 km from the nearest mapped city center for Yaoundé.
Which route reference is most useful from NSI?▾
Douala (DLA) 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 NSI.
What other airports in Cameroon are close peers to NSI?▾
NSI's curated peers in Cameroon on this site include DLA Douala.
How many runways does Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport have?▾
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,155 ft / 3,400 m; identifiers include 01/19.