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Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

Yaoundé, Centre Region (Cameroon)
IATA: NSI ICAO: FKYS
Longest Active Runway
11,155 ft
3,400 meters
Field Elevation
2,278 ft
694 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
3.7226°, 11.5533°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Cameroon
Out of 13 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#528 Worldwide
Top 7.3% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#1145 MSL
Top 17.7% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+11.6%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport's longest active runway measures 11,155 ft (3,400 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Cameroon and #528 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
01/19 11,155 ft (3400m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/nsi.json ↗