Airports / Cameroon / MVR
Salak Airport
FKKL / MVRMaroua, CameroonELEV 1,390 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
85 nm
To the nearest alternate
Garoua International Airport (GOU).
Overview
Located in Maroua, Cameroon, Salak Airport (FKKL / MVR) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,390 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MVR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Garoua International Airport (GOU, 85 nm), Maiduguri International Airport (MIU, 109 nm), and N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ, 111 nm).
Trip costs from MVR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MVR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FKKL
IATA
MVR
FAA / Local
FKKL
Elevation
1,390 ft
Coordinates
10.4514° N · 14.2574° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Cameroon fields
state range 33–4,347 ft
At 1,390 ft, MVR sits lower than 60% of the 10 Cameroon fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 85nmGOUGaroua International AirportGaroua
- 109nmMIUMaiduguri International AirportMaiduguri
- 111nmNDJN'Djamena International AirportN'Djamena
- 130nmYOLYola AirportYola
- 153nmMQQMoundou AirportMoundou
- 190nmNGEN'Gaoundéré AirportN'Gaoundéré
Location
Open the full mapFKKL · Salak Airport · Maroua, Cameroon