Garoua International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Garoua, North Region (Cameroon)

IATA: GOU ICAO: FKKR

Longest Active Runway

11,032 ft

3,363 meters

Field Elevation

794 ft

242 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

9.3348°, 13.3721°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#351 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#568 of 7558

Top 7.5% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Cameroon)

#2 of 2 in CM

#2 of 13 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 GOU in numbers: 11,032 ft longest runway · #351 of 650 published · #568 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.5%) · #2 in Cameroon.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

GOU lies at 242 m (794 ft), #218 of 650 published airports by elevation and 61.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 742 ft below the Cameroon median (1,536 ft, 2 airports); NSI is highest at 2,278 ft, 1,484 ft higher than GOU.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of GOU. Nearest published airport: Maiduguri International Airport (MIU), 152 NM, 9,846 ft (1,186 ft shorter than GOU); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,032 ft (3,363 m)

GOU runway: 09/27 11,032 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Cameroon; NSI leads by 123 ft (11,155 ft). +10.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	11,032 ft (3363 m / 3.363 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →