Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Yaoundé-Nsimalen) (IATA: NSI, ICAO: FKYS), also known as Nsimalen airport, is the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon. The airport is located 27 km (16 miles) south of the capital Yaounde, near Nsimalen in Cameroon's Centre Province.[4]

Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport

Aéroport international de Yaoundé-Nsimalen
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAéroports du Cameroun SA (ADC)
ServesYaounde
LocationNsimalen, Cameroon
Elevation AMSL2,278 ft / 694 m
Coordinates03°43′21″N 011°33′12″E
Map
NSI
Location of Airport in Cameroon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 3,400 11,155 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers208,973

History

Nsimalen was built to supersede the old international airport in Yaounde that was getting absorbed by the rapid growth of the city, it was also too close to the oil deposits of SCDP ("Société Camerounaise de Dépôts Pétroliers" or Cameroon Oil Storage Company). This former international airport of Yaounde now serves as an airbase for the air force of Cameroon.

In 2004, the Nsimalen airport served 190,487 passengers. Yaounde Nsimalen International airport has 14 direct flights to 11 countries. It is also the focus city for the most popular airline in Cameroon, CAMAIR-CO also known as Cameroon Airlines. The airport's growth of international traffic is 4% per year. The government has set a goal of servicing 1.5 million passengers and 50,000 tons of cargo per year.[4]

Facilities

Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport covers 3,065 acres (1240 ha) at an elevation of 694 m (2 276 ft), and includes one passenger terminal, one cargo terminal and 6 aircraft stands. Nsimalen airport currently has one runway: heading 01/19, 3,400 m (11 154 ft) in length, with a width of 45 m (147 ft),[5] which could accommodate a B747.[5]

Nsimalen International Airport is equipped with modern facilities and can be accessed through 4 gates. It has 6 parking facilities, 2 of which are for long term use. Inside the terminal there are 10 check-in desks, currency exchange office, post office, restaurants, tourist information centre, business centre, banks and car rental and taxi services. Cargo facilities are equipped with a 1,839 m² (19 794 sq ft) warehouse, 12 x 747 Freighter docks, a transit zone, animal quarantine, health office, X-ray/handling/mechanical equipment and refrigerated storage.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan, Douala
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
ASKY Airlines Abuja, Libreville, Lomé[6]
Brussels Airlines1 Brussels
Camair-Co Bamenda, Douala, Garoua, Libreville, Maroua, N'Djamena, Ngaoundéré
Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa
Kenya Airways Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[7]
Notes

^1 : Brussels Airlines' flight to Brussels from Yaounde stops in Douala, but the airline does not have eight freedom rights on the Yaounde and Douala sector.

Accidents and incidents

The following accidents and incidents occurred either at the airport, or involved aircraft from the airport.

  • On 30 August 1984, Cameroon Airlines Flight 786, a Boeing 737-200 registered as (TJ-CBD), experienced an engine malfunction when taxiing at Douala International Airport prior to departure for Yaounde. A fire from the damaged fuel tank engulfed the aircraft causing it to burn out. Two passengers were trapped by the flames and died. The remaining 107 passengers and seven crew members were able to evacuate the plane safely.[8]
  • On 28 June 1989, a Cameroon Airlines Hawker Siddeley HS 748 plane from Bafoussam registered as (TJ-CCF) overshot the runway by 43 m upon landing in stormy weather at Yaounde International Airport following a scheduled flight from Douala and collided with an embankment, killing the two pilots and one of the 45 passengers on board.[9]

References
  1. Airport information for FKYS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. Airport information for NSI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. List of the busiest airports in Africa
  4. "Aéroport International de Yaounde-Nsimalen". Ccaa.aero.
  5. A-Z Group Ltd. "A-Z World Airports Online – Cameroon airports – Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (NSI/FKYS)". Azworldairports.com.
  6. June 2016 Timetable, http://www.flyasky.com/asky/horaires/nsi
  7. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
  8. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2H7C TJ-CBD Douala Airport (DLA)". Aviation-safety.net.
  9. "ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 TJ-CBC Bafoussam Airport (BFX)". Aviation-safety.net. 31 October 1981.
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