Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #321 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#528 of 7558

Top 7.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Cameroon)

#1 of 2 in CM

#1 of 13 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+11.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NSI in numbers: 11,155 ft longest runway · tied #321 of 650 published · #528 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.3%) · #1 in Cameroon.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

NSI lies at 694 m (2,278 ft), #112 of 650 published airports by elevation and 82.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 742 ft above the Cameroon median (1,536 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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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 NSI. Nearest published airport: Bata International Airport (BSG), 151 NM, 10,860 ft (295 ft shorter than NSI); 3 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,155 ft (3,400 m)

NSI runway: 01/19 11,155 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Cameroon; 123 ft ahead of GOU (11,032 ft). +11.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
01/19	11,155 ft (3400 m / 3.400 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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