Nouakchott International Airport

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.

For the current airport serving Nouakchott, see Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.

Nouakchott International Airport

مطار نواكشوط الدولي
Summary
Airport typeDefunct
OwnerNajah for Major Works (NMW)[1]
ServesNouakchott, Mauritania
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates18°05′43″N 015°56′58″W
Map
GQNN
Location of airport in Mauritania
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,010 9,876 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[2][3]

Accidents and incidents
  • On August 26, 2010, an Astraeus Boeing 757-200 registered G-STRY (operating for BMI) carrying 108 passengers was forced to land at the airport after experiencing vibrations in both it's engines.[4] The plane was flying from Freetown to London when its pilot chose to divert to Nouakchott. There were no casualties.[5] The final report said that the cause of the incident was icing.[6]
  • 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.[7]

References
  1. "Nouakchott, Mauritania's new airport opens to all traffic". ch-aviation. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. Airport information for GQNN from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. Airport information for NKC at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "Incident: Astraeus B752 near Nouakchott on Aug 25th 2010, problems with both engines". avherald.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. "British plane makes emergency landing in Mauritania". 26 August 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. "AAIB Bulletin: 6/2011" (PDF). Air Accident Investigation Board. June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Chartered military aircraft crashes in Mauritania, killing 7". BNO News. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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