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LRL to YAO: distance & flight time
Niatougou (Niamtougou International Airport) → Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport)
824 mi
1,327 km · 716 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
824 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LRL — Niamtougou International Airport · Niatougou, Togo
- YAO — Yaoundé Airport · Yaounde, Cameroon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near LRL
- PKO · Parakou Airport107 mi away
- TML · Tamale Airport134 mi away
Near YAO
- NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport8 mi away
- BMM · Bitam Airport122 mi away
- DLA · Douala International Airport125 mi away
- FOM · Foumban Nkounja Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LRL from YAO?
The flight distance from Niatougou (LRL) to Yaounde (YAO) is 824 miles (1,327 km, 716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRL to YAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LRL to YAO?
Nonstop service on LRL–YAO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Niatougou and Yaounde?
Yaounde is 1 hour ahead of Niatougou.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LRL to YAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LRL–YAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LRL to YAO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LRL–YAO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.