Nouakchott International Airport: Difference between revisions
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|[[Mauritania Airlines International]]|Bamako, Brazzaville, Casablanca, Dakar, Las Palmas, Nouadhibou<br>'''Seasonal''': Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sélibaby |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government\ASECNA"African air traffic management organisation" | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nouakchott, Mauritania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°05′52″N 015°56′52″W / 18.09778°N 15.94778°W | ||||||||||
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Nouakchott International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouakchott) (IATA: NKC, ICAO: GQNN) is an international airport located in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Until late 2010, it served as hub of Mauritania Airways. From early 2011, Mauritania Airlines International was based there.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Algérie | Algiers |
| Air France | Conakry, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air Mali | Bamako |
| Iberia | Las Palmas [begins 25 March 2012], Madrid [begins 25 March 2012] |
| Canary Fly | Las Palmas |
| Mauritania Airlines International | Bamako, Brazzaville, Casablanca, Dakar, Las Palmas, Nouadhibou Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sélibaby |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Sénégal Airlines | Dakar |
| Tunisair | Tunis |
Cargo airlines
- Air France Cargo operated by Martinair Cargo
2008 coup d'etat
On 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.[3]
References
- ^ Airport information for GQNN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for NKC at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Troops stage coup in Mauritania". BBC News. 2008-08-06.
External links
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- Current weather for GQNN at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for Nouakchott Airport (NKC) at Aviation Safety Network
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