# Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC / GQNO)

**Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport** (IATA: NKC, ICAO: GQNO) is a large airport in Nouakchott, Nouakchott Region, Mauritania. It opened on 23 Jun 2016. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,400 m (11,155 ft). In 2017 it handled 350 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gqno

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NKC / GQNO
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Nouakchott, Nouakchott Region, Mauritania
- Opened: 23 Jun 2016
- Elevation: 3 m / 9 ft
- Coordinates: 18.3100, -15.9697
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,400 m / 11,155 ft
- Passengers: 350,373 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Africa/Nouakchott
- Website: https://www.aeroport-nouakchott.com/en/index_en.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouakchott%E2%80%93Oumtounsy_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25337089
- Weather station: GQNO
- Ident: GQNO

## Timeline

- 23 Jun 2016: Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 150° / 330° | yes |
| 06/24 | 2,400 m / 7,875 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 050° / 230° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | 309,435 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 350,373 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (10)

- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 421 km / 262 mi · Air Algérie, Air Senegal
- [BJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gbyd.md) Banjul International Airport · Gambia · 558 km / 347 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [CKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gucy.md) Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Guinea · 1,004 km / 624 mi · Asky Airlines, Air France
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 1,072 km / 666 mi · Binter Canarias
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 1,871 km / 1,163 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [LFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dxxx.md) Lomé–Tokoin International Airport · Togo · 2,305 km / 1,432 mi · Asky Airlines
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 2,774 km / 1,724 mi · Air Algérie
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 3,284 km / 2,041 mi · Tunisair
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 3,797 km / 2,359 mi · Air France
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 4,938 km / 3,068 mi · Turkish Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NKC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- L6 [Mauritania Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mauritania-airlines)

### Passenger (8)

- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 2
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 2
- KP [Asky Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asky-airlines) · 2
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2
- HC [Air Senegal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-senegal) · 1
- NT [Binter Canarias](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/binter-canarias) · 1
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 1
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 350K (2017) | #1,269 of 3,974 | #84 in Africa |  |
| Longest runway | 3,400 m / 11,155 ft | =585 of 29,858 | =87 in Africa | #1 in MR |
| Elevation | 3 m / 9 ft | =42,649 of 43,403 | =3,130 in Africa | #25 in MR |
| Age | Opened 2016 | =13,341 of 15,079 | =136 in Africa |  |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | #1 in MR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR |  | 118.400 |
| ATIS (fr) |  | 126.600 |
| ATIS (en) |  | 127.700 |
| SMC | GND | 121.700 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 mi.

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nouakchott–Oumtounsy_International_Airport&oldid=1365327499), revision of 21 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gqno/data