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Cameroon at a glance
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Population
- 30,987,821
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Calling code
- +237
- Schengen
- Not in Schengen
- Tap water
- Not recommended
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Cameroon
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Currency XAFTime in Bamenda 02:36UTC+01:00Country codes CM / CMR
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DLA
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Douala International Airport
222.3 km from the city centre · straight line
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| Airport | IATA | Distance to city | Plan the next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douala International Airport | DLA | 222.3 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport | NSI | 293.6 km | Airport website ↗ |
| N'Gaoundéré Airport | NGE | 407.7 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Garoua International Airport | GOU | 516.9 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Salak Airport | MVR | 673.9 km | Airport website ↗ |
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Douala International Airport
Douala · FKKD
Elevation33 ft
Coordinates4.00608, 9.71948
Runways
12 / 30
9350 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
A/G VOICE RDO655.9 MHz
TWR119.7 MHz
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport
Yaoundé · FKYS
Elevation2278 ft
Coordinates3.72256, 11.5533
Runways
01 / 19
11155 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
APP121.3 MHz
TWR119.1 MHz
N'Gaoundéré Airport
N'Gaoundéré · FKKN
Elevation3655 ft
Coordinates7.3570098876953125, 13.559200286865234
Runways
02 / 20
8858 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
TWR118.1 MHz
Garoua International Airport
Garoua · FKKR
Elevation794 ft
Coordinates9.334785, 13.372129
Runways
09 / 27
11032 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
A/G VOICE RDO880.3 MHz
TWR118.3 MHz
Salak Airport
Maroua · FKKL
Elevation1390 ft
Coordinates10.451399803161621, 14.257399559020996
Runways
13 / 31
6890 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
RDO890.3 MHz
TWR118.9 MHz
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Monthly weather in Cameroon
Douala
2,768,436 residents
JAN
27 °C
FEB
27 °C
MAR
27 °C
APR
27 °C
MAY
26 °C
JUN
25 °C
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Yaoundé
2,440,462 residents
JAN
24 °C
FEB
25 °C
MAR
24 °C
APR
24 °C
MAY
23 °C
JUN
23 °C
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