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Nouakchott International Airport

Nouakchott International Airport
مطار نواكشوط الدولي
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Najah for Major Works (NMW)
Location Nouakchott, Mauritania
Elevation AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 18°05′43″N 015°56′58″W / 18.09528°N 15.94944°W / 18.09528; -15.94944Coordinates: 18°05′43″N 015°56′58″W / 18.09528°N 15.94944°W / 18.09528; -15.94944
Map
GQNN is located in Mauritania
GQNN
GQNN
Location of airport in Mauritania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,010 9,876 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

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.

On August 26, 2010, A British Boeing 757 was forced to land at the Nouakchott international airport in Mauritania, after one of its engines caught fire. The pilot of the plane, which was carrying 108 passengers, noticed that one of the plane's engines had caught fire and immediately contacted the airport's control tower to allow him to land in the Mauritanian capital Wednesday, Xinhua reported. The plane, coming from Freetown in Sierra Leone, was on its way to London. There were no casualties and the fire was put off by the airport's firefighters.

http://nation.com.pk/international/26-Aug-2010/British-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-Mauritania


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