The organisation of Cameroon’s airspace aims to meet several objectives:
- Air traffic safety;
- Regulation of traffic flow;
- Adapting regulations to traffic density and type;
- Flexible use of airspace
Structure of Cameroon’s Airspace | |
Airspace | Responsible ATS centres |
Flight Information Region (FIR) | Brazzaville ACC and N’Djamena |
Upper Information Region (UIR) | Brazzaville RCC and N’Djamena |
Upper Terminal Area – UTA
| Douala Regional Control Centre (RCC) |
Terminal Area – TMA | – RCC and Douala Approach – Yaounde – Nsimalen Approach – Garoua Approach – Maroua-Salak Tower – N’Gaoundere Tower |
Control Traffic Region – CTR | – Douala Tower – Yaounde – Nsimalen Tower – Garoua Tower – Maroua-Salak Tower – N’Gaoundere Tower |
Areas with special status
Description | Identification |
PROHIBITED AREAS | – FKP 1 – KOUTABA DROTZ (FOUMBAN) – FKP 2 – MBANDJOK – FKP 3 – N’GAOUNDERE FALAISE – FKP 5 – CAP LIMBOH – FKP 6 – YAOUNDE – FKP 7 – BAKASSI – FKP 8 – MIKE |
DANGER AREAS | – FKD 4 – KRIBI |
RESTRICTED AREAS | – FKR 09 – YAOUNDE SOUTH ZONE – FKR 10 – YAOUNDE NORTH ZONE – FKR 11 – GAROUA – FKR 12 – GAROUA |
OTHERS | – DOUALA DRAINAGE AREA – GAROUA DRAINAGE AREA – YAOUNDE/N’SIMALEN DRAINAGE AREA |