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YAO to MFQ: distance & flight time
Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport) → Maradi (Maradi Airport)
732 mi
1,178 km · 636 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
732 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YAO — Yaoundé Airport · Yaounde, Cameroon
- MFQ — Maradi Airport · Maradi, Niger
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near MFQ
- ZND · Zinder Airport126 mi away
- SKO · Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport135 mi away
- KAN · Mallam Aminu International Airport138 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAO from MFQ?
The flight distance from Yaounde (YAO) to Maradi (MFQ) is 732 miles (1,178 km, 636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAO to MFQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 YAO to MFQ?
Nonstop service on YAO–MFQ 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 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAO to MFQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAO–MFQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAO to MFQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAO–MFQ 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.