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| Nouakchott International Airport |
| IATA: NKC – ICAO: GQNN |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Government |
| Serves |
Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Hub for |
Mauritania Airways |
| Elevation AMSL |
7 ft / 2 m |
| Coordinates |
18°05′52″N 015°56′52″W / 18.09778°N 15.94778°W / 18.09778; -15.94778 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 05/23 |
3,010 |
9,876 |
Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF |
Nouakchott International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouakchott) (IATA: NKC, ICAO: GQNN) is an airport located in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Algérie |
Algiers |
| Air France |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Mali |
Bamako |
| Mauritania Airways |
Banjul, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Niamey, Paris-Orly, Ziguinchor |
| Royal Air Maroc |
Casablanca |
| Tunisair |
Tunis |
2008 coup d'etatOn the morning of 6 August 2008, by 9:20 local time, BASEP troops seized the President, Prime-minister, and Interior Minister in the capital, Nouakchott. Mauritania television was taken off the air earlier, but Persian Gulf-based al-Arabiya television played an announcement said to be from the new junta; according to the announcement, General Abdel Aziz, chief of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion), would head a "state council". The airport was closed at the time.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Mauritania
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| ICAO ID |
GQNN
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| Time |
UTC 0
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| Latitude |
18.097856
18° 05' 52.28" N
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| Longitude |
-15.947956
015° 56' 52.64" W
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| Elevation |
7 feet
2 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
007° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Communications
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| TWR |
118.4
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| INFO |
124.2
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| RDO |
6673
8861
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 05/23 |
9876 x 148 feet
3010 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
053FAWT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
KC |
NOUAKCHOTT |
106X |
115.9 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
NH |
NOUAKCHOTT |
- |
297 |
1.4 NM |
046.0
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1+, Jet A1 with icing inhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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| RSTD |
NORDO proh. 180 turns or braking only at the end of the rwys. 180 turns proh for acft greater than 40 tons. Flying over city proh.
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