Nouakchott International Airport
Nouakchott International Airport مطار نواكشوط الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Najah for Major Works (NMW)[1] | ||||||||||
| Location | Nouakchott, Mauritania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°05′43″N 015°56′58″W / 18.09528°N 15.94944°W | ||||||||||
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  GQNN Location of airport in Mauritania | |||||||||||
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Nouakchott International Airport (ICAO: GQNN) (Arabic: مطار نواكشوط الدولي) was an airport located in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. It closed in June 2016 upon the opening of Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city. Until late 2010, the airport served as hub of Mauritania Airways. Mauritania Airlines International was based at the airport until the closure.
Accidents and incidents
- On 12 July 2012, a Harbin Y-12 aircraft belonging to the military crashed while attempting to take off from Nouakchott International Airport, killing all seven people on board. The plane had been chartered by Canadian gold miner Kinross Gold to carry gold from its Tasiast Gold Mine. The cause was not immediately known, but witnesses said the aircraft caught fire before it went down.[4]
References
- ^ "Nouakchott, Mauritania's new airport opens to all traffic". ch-aviation. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Airport information for GQNN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for NKC at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Chartered military aircraft crashes in Mauritania, killing 7". BNO News. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links
- Current weather for GQNN at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for Nouakchott Airport (NKC) at Aviation Safety Network
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