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Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport (Mauritania)
Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport is located near Nouakchott, with Ksar at 15mi↑, District de Nouakchott at 15mi↑, Nouakchott at 16mi↑, Wilaya du Trarza at 91mi↑, Boutilimit at 99mi↑, Rosso at 124mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Mauritania and Southernmost airports in Mauritania
→ See also airports in Mauritania
aerial view of Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : GQNO
- IATA code : NKC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 3 m = 10ft
→ See also Highest airports in Mauritania and Lowest airports in Mauritania
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 3400m = 11155ft
- runway 06/24 : 2400m = 7874ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Mauritania
Coming to Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport
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- Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Boutilimit airport at 100mi : book on Trip.com
- Podor airport at 130mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport GQNO NKC
METAR for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport GQNO NKC
GQNO 071330Z 27017KT 4000 BLSA SCT013 28/22 Q1013 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport GQNO NKC
METAR issued by GQNO on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 13:30 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 30 hours and -1396 minutes ago.
visibility is 4km = 2mi.
The temperature is 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 22°C = 72°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 1013hPa = 29.91inHg
Wind 31km/h = 17kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 1300ft = 400m.
blowing sand
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport GQNO NKC
GQNO 071100Z 0712/0818 26016KT 4000 BLSA NSC BECMG 0800/0802 7000 NSW
Decoded TAF for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport GQNO NKC
TAF issued by GQNO on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 11:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 9 hours and 14 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, July 7, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Monday, July 7, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
0712/0818 26016KT 4000 BLSA NSC
wind 16kt = 30km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
blowing sand
becoming from Monday, July 7, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, July 8, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0800/0802 7000 NSW
no significant weather
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
NOTAM for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport
Around Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport (Mauritania)
near
- Hotels in Ksar
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 1885mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 1909mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 1910mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 1910mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 1911mi↑
- San Sebastian at 1911mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 1911mi↑
- Station de montagne Somport / Candanchú at 1918mi↑
- Col du Somport at 1918mi↑
- Station de montagne Iraty at 1918mi↑
- Station de montagne Fórmigal at 1921mi↑
- Station de montagne La Pierre Saint-Martin at 1923mi↑
- for Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport at 0mi↑
- for NOUAKCHOTT airport at 32mi↑
- for Boutilimit airport at 100mi↑
nearest airports to Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International airport (Mauritania)
- NOUAKCHOTT airport (GQNN ) at 32mi↑defunct airport
- Boutilimit airport (GQNB OTL ) at 100mi↑NOTAM
- Rosso airport ( MR-0009) at 122mi↑
- Podor airport (GOSP POD ) at 130mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Richard Toll airport (GOSR RDT ) at 131mi↑NOTAM
- Akjoujt airport (GQNJ AJJ ) at 143mi↑NOTAM
- Saint Louis airport (GOSS XLS ) at 159mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Taziazet Mine airport ( MR-0005) at 160mi↑
- Aleg airport ( MR-0011) at 161mi↑defunct airport
- Abbaye airport (GQNE BGH ) at 164mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Mauritania
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap