Nouakchott International Airport, Nouakchott, Mauritania

Location & QuickFacts

Airport Codes	GQNN (ICAO) NKC (IATA)
Location	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Airport Type	A
Longitude/Latitude	N 18° 05' 51.98" / W 015° 56' 52.91" 18.097772, -15.948031
Elevation	7 feet (2 meters)
Magnetic Variation	W007140 0408

Communications

Type	Name	Freq 1	Freq 2	Freq 3	Freq 4	Freq 5
Air/Ground	RDO	6673K	8861K
Information	INFO	124.2
Tower	TWR	118.4

Runway Information

Runway 05/23

Dimensions	9,876 x 148 ft (3010 x 45 m)
Surface	Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
PCN	053FAWT

	05	23
Heading (Mag/True)	046.0° / 038.0°	226.0° / 218.0°
Latitude	N 18° 05' 13.43"	N 18° 06' 30.53"
Longitude	W 015° 57' 24.47"	W 015° 56' 21.35"
Elevation / TDZE	6 ft / 6.0 ft	6 ft / 6.0 ft
Displaced Threshold	0 ft	0 ft
Slope	0.0°	0.0°
Declared Distances	Takeoff: 10204 ft Landing: 9876 ft	Takeoff: 10204 ft Landing: 9876 ft
Lighting System 1	High Intensity Runway Lights	High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2	ALSF-1	Type 50

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Freq	Ch	Var
KC	4	NOUAKCHOTT	115900M	106X	W007141 0408
NH	5	NOUAKCHOTT	297000K		W007146 0408

Remarks

• [FUEL]
  (NC-100LL, A1)
• [RSTD]
  NORDO proh. 180 turns at rwy end for acft greater than 44 tons. Ovft of city proh. Lt pat rwy 05 proh.