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Nsimalen
Nsimalen (FKYS/NSI) serves Yaounde, Cameroon. This is a mid-sized airport with 1 runway (01/19). Field elevation is 2278 ft AMSL. Data on this page is maintained by the aviation community — contribute to keep it accurate.
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Section Breakdown
Basic Info
7/7
Runways
4/4
Frequencies
1/4
Operations
0/2
Fuel
1/1
Contacts
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Additional Info
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Basic Airport Information
- ICAO: FKYS
- Name: Nsimalen
- Type: medium_airport
- Category: International
- Latitude: 3.72256
- Longitude: 11.5533
- Elevation: 2278 ft
- Country: Cameroon
- Municipality: Yaounde
- IATA Code: NSI
- FAA Code: N/A
- FIR: N/A
- Timezone: Africa/Douala
- Distance from City: 16.7 km
- VFR: Yes
- IFR: Yes
Runways
Runway 01/19
- Designation: 01/19
- Dimensions: 11155 X 148
- Surface: ASP
- PCN: N/A
- Lighting: YES
- NAVAIDs: NDB, VOR-DME
- Approach Types: ILS CAT I, VOR/DME
- Remarks: N/A
Frequencies
- Tower: 119.100 MHz
- Ground: N/A
- Operations: N/A
- Traffic/Approach: N/A
- ATIS: N/A
Operation Hours
- Open: N/A
- Close: N/A
- Extra Hours On Request: No
- Remarks: N/A
Contacts
- AIS Tel: N/A
- ARO Tel: N/A
- MET Tel: N/A
- Admin Tel: N/A
- Health Tel: N/A
- Police Tel: N/A
- Authorities Tel: N/A
- Website: N/A
- Remarks: N/A
Slots / PPR
- Slot Required: No
- PPR Required: No
- PPR Contact: N/A
- Remarks: N/A
Fees
- Landing Fee: Based on MTOW; approx XAF 5000/ton
- Parking Fee: XAF 2500/ton per 24h
- Handling Mandatory: Yes
- Currency: XAF
- Remarks: ADC fees. Nsimalen International is Cameroon's capital airport.
Fuel Information
- Fuel Type: Jet A-1
- Price/L: N/A
- Last Updated: 2026-02-18
- Remarks: Total Energies fuel. Availability during operating hours.
Immigration
- Port of Entry: Yes
- GENDEC Required: No
- GAR Required: No
- Remarks: International airport. Visa required for most nationalities. Yellow fever certificate mandatory.
Restrictions
- Curfew Start: N/A
- Curfew End: N/A
- Noise Chapter Min: N/A
- Remarks: No curfew. Tropical forest climate. Modern terminal (opened 2022 expansion).
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Explore HistoryFrequently Asked Questions
- What is the tower frequency at FKYS?
- The tower frequency at Nsimalen is 119.1 MHz.
- What fuel is available at FKYS?
- Nsimalen offers Jet A-1.