Garoua International Airport — Garoua, Cameroon

Situated on the banks of the Benue River in northern Cameroon, GOU serves Garoua, a city that grew in importance as a colonial and later national administrative center for the country's predominantly Sahelian north. The airport connects the region to the capital Yaoundé and the economic hub of Douala, supporting trade in cotton, livestock, and other agricultural products central to the northern economy. Garoua also functions as a gateway for travelers heading toward Waza National Park and other savanna reserves known for elephant, giraffe, and lion populations, drawing a modest but steady stream of safari-oriented visitors. Infrastructure and traffic volumes remain limited compared with Cameroon's coastal airports, reflecting the north's more sparsely populated and arid geography, though the airport remains vital given the long overland distances separating the region from southern population centers.