Airports / Gabon / MKU
Makokou Airport
FOOK / MKUMakokou, GabonELEV 1,726 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
88 nm
To the nearest alternate
Okondja Airport (OKN).
Overview
Makokou Airport, listed as FOOK / MKU, is a mid-sized airport in Makokou, Gabon. Field elevation is 1,726 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MKU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Okondja Airport (OKN, 88 nm), Oyem Airport (OYE, 98 nm), and Koulamoutou Mabimbi Airport (KOU, 109 nm).
Trip costs from MKU 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 MKU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
FOOK
IATA
MKU
FAA / Local
FOOK
Elevation
1,726 ft
Coordinates
0.5792° N · 12.8909° 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 Gabon fields
state range 13–2,158 ft
At 1,726 ft, MKU sits higher than 73% of the 11 Gabon fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 88nmOKNOkondja AirportOkondja
- 98nmOYEOyem AirportOyem
- 109nmKOUKoulamoutou Mabimbi AirportKoulamoutou
- 123nmBMMBitam AirportBitam
- 130nmGEMPresident Obiang Nguema International AirportMengomeyén
- 138nmMVBM'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International AirportFranceville
Location
Open the full mapFOOK · Makokou Airport · Makokou, Gabon