Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
| nativename-a = {{lang|ar|مطار نواكشوط الدولي - أم التونسي}}
| nativename-r = Matar Nouakchott ad-Dawli Oum at-Tounsi
| image = مطار نواكشوط الدولي ام التونسي.jpg
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| IATA = NKC
| ICAO = GQNO
| type = Public
| owner-oper =
| owner = Government of Mauritania
| operator =
| city-served = Nouakchott
| location =
| opened = {{start date and age|2016|06|23|df=y|p=n|br=n}}
| hub = Mauritania Airlines
| focus_city =
| elevation-f = 9
| elevation-m = 3
| metric-elev = yes
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|18|36|N|015|58|11|W|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = Mauritania#Africa
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mauritania##Location in Africa
| pushpin_label = NKC
| r1-number = 06/24
| r1-length-f = 7,874
| r1-length-m = 2,400
| r1-surface = Concrete
| r2-number = 16/34
| r2-length-f = 11,155
| r2-length-m = 3,400
| r2-surface = Concrete
| metric-rwy = yes
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| footnotes = Source: AIP from ASECNA{{cite web | url=http://www.ais-asecna.org/pdf/supp/dakar/sup16go47.pdf | title=Local, Conventional Star, Approach Conventional, and RNAV/PBN Approach Charts of Nouakchott (GQNO) | publisher=Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar | date=28 April 2016 | access-date=4 July 2016 | pages=8–9 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725180045/http://www.ais-asecna.org/pdf/supp/dakar/sup16go47.pdf | archive-date=25 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}
| image2 = مطار انواكشوط الدولي.jpg
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File:مطار أم التونسي انواكشوط.jpg
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport {{airport codes|NKC|GQNO}} ({{langx|ar|مطار نواكشوط الدولي - أم التونسي}}, {{langx|fr|Aéroport International de Nouakchott–Oumtounsy}}) is an international airport serving Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. It is located {{convert|25|km}} north of the city. The airport opened in June 2016 as the replacement for Nouakchott International Airport.
History
File:International Nouakchott airport.jpg
Designed by Omer Houessou,{{cite news|url=https://www.egis-group.com/action/realisations/new-nouakchott-international-airport-mauritania|title=Airport designed by The mauritanian architcte Omer Houessou|date=27 June 2016|work=Egis group|access-date=4 July 2016|language=fr|trans-title=Inauguration of new Nouakchott international airport}} the airport is the largest project in Mauritania since 1960.{{cite news | url=http://www.africanews.com/2016/06/24/mauritania-opens-new-international-airport-ahead-of-arab-league-summit/ | title=Mauritania opens new international airport ahead of Arab League Summit | work=Africanews | date=24 June 2016 | access-date=4 July 2016 | author=Akwei, Ismail}} The Government of Mauritania approved the plan on 13 October 2011,{{cite press release | url=http://cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=61075 | title=Adoption de la société 'NMW SA' exécutrice du projet du nouvel aéroport international | publisher=Najah for Major Works | date=13 October 2011 | access-date=4 July 2016 | language=fr | trans-title=Adoption of the company 'NMW SA' executor of new international airport project}} and local company Najah for Major Works (NMW) started construction the following month.
Oumtounsy Airport opened on 23 June 2016, in time for the 27th Arab League summit in late July. It replaces Nouakchott International Airport, which is located {{convert|25|km}} to the south in the city centre. A Mauritania Airlines International flight from Zouérat arrived at 12:00, becoming the first to land at the airport.{{cite news | url=http://fr.alakhbar.info/11547-0-Le-nouvel-aeroport-International-de-Nouakchott-recoit-son-premier-vol.html | title=Le nouvel aéroport International de Nouakchott reçoit son premier vol | work=Alakhbar | date=23 June 2016 | access-date=4 July 2016 | language=fr | trans-title=The new international airport of Nouakchott gets its first flight}}{{cite news | url=http://www.pointschauds.info/fr/2016/06/24/abdel-aziz-a-laeroport-oumtounsi-pour-assister-a-larrivee-du-premier-vol-international/ | title=Abdel Aziz à l'aéroport Oumtounsi pour assister à l'arrivée du premier vol international | work=Points Chauds Online | date=24 June 2016 | access-date=4 July 2016 | language=fr | trans-title=Abdel Aziz at Oumtounsi Airport to witness the arrival of the first international flight}} President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in the afternoon to inaugurate the airport amid the landing of the first international flight, that of Turkish Airlines from Istanbul–Atatürk.
Infrastructure
The {{convert|30000|sqm|adj=on}} passenger terminal has 6 jet bridges and can handle 2 million passengers per year.{{cite news | url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/47403-nouakchott-mauritanias-new-airport-opens-to-all-traffic | title=Nouakchott, Mauritania's new airport opens to all traffic | work=ch-aviation | date=29 June 2016 | access-date=4 July 2016}} There is also a dedicated terminal for air cargo and a VIP reception area.
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy Airport:
{{airport-dest-list
|Air Algérie |Algiers, Dakar–Diass
|Air France| Conakry, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
| Air Senegal | Dakar–Diass{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286916/air-senegal-continues-africa-network-expansion-in-w19/|title=Air Senegal continues Africa network expansion in W19|website=routesonline.com|date=16 October 2019}}
|ASKY Airlines| Conakry{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281376/asky-airlines-files-guinea-network-from-december-2018/|title=Asky Airlines files Guinea network from December 2018|website=Routesonline}}
|Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Gran Canaria|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=398-400}}
|{{nowrap|Mauritania Airlines}}| Abidjan, Bamako, Casablanca, Conakry, Dakar–Diass, Gran Canaria, Néma,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Mauritania Airlines adds Nema service from Dec 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287995/mauritania-airlines-adds-nema-service-from-dec-2019/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=9 December 2019}} Nouadhibou, Tunis, Zouérat
|Royal Air Maroc| Casablanca{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Casablanca|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=194-195}}
|Turkish Airlines| Banjul, Istanbul{{Cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/istanbul-airport/|title=Istanbul NEW Airport Review I One Mile At A Time|date=April 9, 2019|website=One Mile at a Time}}
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Access
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is connected to the city of Nouakchott by Sheikh Zayed Road.{{cite news | url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/3438b522-95ef-4a04-bdca-23ab59c7e3b4.aspx | title=Street in Mauritania named after Sheikh Zayed | work=The Gulf Today | date=2 July 2016 | access-date=4 July 2016}}
See also
References
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