# Douala International Airport (DLA)

> Douala, CM · IATA: DLA · ICAO: FKKD · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DLA` |
| ICAO | `FKKD` |
| City | Douala |
| Country | CM |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 4.00608, 9.71948 |

## Description

Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC), supervised by the civil aviation authority CCAA, runs Douala International Airport (DLA) as the country's principal cargo gateway. The facility was designed for roughly 50,000 tonnes of freight a year and handled about 15,000 tonnes in 2024, channelling the bulk of Cameroon's international air cargo. Shipments skew toward high-value, time-critical goods — electronics, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies — alongside perishable agricultural exports. Belly capacity comes from carriers such as Air France, Brussels Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Royal Air Maroc. The airport's defining asset is its position beside the Port of Douala, the largest seaport in the country, which also serves landlocked Chad and the Central African Republic. That sea-air pairing turns the site into a reference point for freight across Central Africa. Road links connect it to Yaoundé and the northern corridors, while the adjacent port supports containerised onward movement.

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