Atar International Airport
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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Location within Mauritania
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Atar Airport or Atar International Airport (IATA: ATR, ICAO: GQPA) is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces 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.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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