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Cameroon

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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
Passport rank: View mobility score and coverage

Currency XAFTime in Douala 04:46UTC+01:00Country codes CM / CMR

Douala · Africa/Douala
4.04827, 9.70428

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Wouri River

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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Douala

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DLA

An arrival option for Douala

Douala International Airport

5.0 km from the city centre · straight line

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Airport	IATA	Distance to city	Plan the next step
Douala International Airport	DLA	5.0 km	Airport website ↗
Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport	NSI	208.3 km	Airport website ↗
N'Gaoundéré Airport	NGE	563.2 km	Airport website ↗
Garoua International Airport	GOU	713.8 km	Airport website ↗
Salak Airport	MVR	871.1 km	Airport website ↗

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DLA

Douala International Airport

Douala · FKKD

Elevation33 ft

Coordinates4.00608, 9.71948

Runways

12 / 30

9350 × 148 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

A/G VOICE RDO655.9 MHz

TWR119.7 MHz

NSI

Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

Yaoundé · FKYS

Elevation2278 ft

Coordinates3.72256, 11.5533

Runways

01 / 19

11155 × 148 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

APP121.3 MHz

TWR119.1 MHz

NGE

N'Gaoundéré Airport

N'Gaoundéré · FKKN

Elevation3655 ft

Coordinates7.3570098876953125, 13.559200286865234

Runways

02 / 20

8858 × 148 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

TWR118.1 MHz

GOU

Garoua International Airport

Garoua · FKKR

Elevation794 ft

Coordinates9.334785, 13.372129

Runways

09 / 27

11032 × 148 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

A/G VOICE RDO880.3 MHz

TWR118.3 MHz

MVR

Salak Airport

Maroua · FKKL

Elevation1390 ft

Coordinates10.451399803161621, 14.257399559020996

Runways

13 / 31

6890 × 148 ft

ASP

Radio frequencies

RDO890.3 MHz

TWR118.9 MHz

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Getting around Douala

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attraction

Wouri River

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Wouri River is one option for your time in Douala. Open the map pin, check visitor access and decide where it fits in your day.

attraction

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Douala

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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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