Atar International Airport
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| Atar Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: ATR – ICAO: GQPA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government | ||
| Location | Atar, Mauritania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 758 ft / 231 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°30′24″N 013°02′35″W / 20.50667°N 13.04306°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04/22 | 3,004 | 9,855 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Atar Airport or Atar International Airport (IATA: ATR, ICAO: GQPA) is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.
[edit] World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It connected to Dakar Airport in the South and Agadir Airport to the north.[3]
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Airport information for GQPA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for ATR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ File:Atcroutes-1sep1945.jpg
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