NKC · Nouakchott, Mauritania
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
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Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
Airport
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for NKC
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 323315; ident GQNO; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aeroport-nouakchott.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
NKC / GQNO
OurAirports ident
GQNO
GPS / local code
GQNO
ISO region
MR-NKC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
aeroport-nouakchott.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q25337089
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
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Time zone
GMT
Africa/Nouakchott · UTC+00:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
25 km
Approximate distance to central Nouakchott.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Nouakchott
Languages
Arabic
Currency
MRU (UM)
Country area
1,030,700 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
2016
Owner / entity
Q25337089
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Nouakchott, Mauritania. Nouakchott's built-up core sits roughly 25 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Nouakchott (UTC+00:00, GMT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC / GQNO) is at 18.3100° N, 15.9697° W, elevation 9 ft (3 m), serving Nouakchott, Mauritania.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Nouakchott is in Mauritania (capital Nouakchott); on Africa/Nouakchott (GMT, UTC+00:00); working languages: Arabic; currency: MRU (UM).
Distance from central Nouakchott: 25 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for NKC.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC / GQNO)
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport · Airport
Known label 1
Nouakchott
Alternate airport-name cue retained for NKC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Oumtounsy
Alternate airport-name cue retained for NKC, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
GQNO · GQNO · MR-NKC
aeroport-nouakchott.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
The airport opened in June 2016 as the replacement for Nouakchott International Airport.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Dar Naim
dar-naim · 23 km from NKC
Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · population 61,089 · city coordinates 18.1081, -15.9267
2. Ksar
ksar · 23 km from NKC
Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · population 57,758 · city coordinates 18.0995, -15.9574
3. Tevragh Zeina
tevragh-zeina · 24 km from NKC
Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · population 48,093 · city coordinates 18.0989, -15.9885
4. Nouakchott
nouakchott · 25 km from NKC
Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · population 1,184,530 · city coordinates 18.0858, -15.9785
5. Boutilimitt
boutilimitt · 159 km from NKC
Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · population 27,170 · city coordinates 17.5458, -14.6978
6. Rosso
rosso · 200 km from NKC
Mauritania · Africa/Nouakchott · +0h · population 15,870 · city coordinates 16.5138, -15.8050
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DSS GOBD
Blaise Diagne International Airport · Dakar
421 km from NKC · Africa/Dakar · +0h · elevation 290 ft (88 m) · airport coordinates 14.6709, -17.0728
2. DKR GOOY
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport · Dakar
428 km from NKC · Africa/Dakar · +0h · elevation 85 ft (26 m) · airport coordinates 14.7423, -17.4792
3. CKY GUCY
Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Conakry
1004 km from NKC · Africa/Conakry · +0h · elevation 72 ft (22 m) · airport coordinates 9.5769, -13.6120
Route-time reference set
1. NKC-DSS
Dakar · 421 km · 1h 22m
Africa/Dakar · +0h from NKC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. NKC-DKR
Dakar · 428 km · 1h 23m
Africa/Dakar · +0h from NKC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. NKC-CKY
Conakry · 1004 km · 2h 6m
Africa/Conakry · +0h from NKC; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,155 ft / 3,400 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for NKC.
Runway identifiers
06/24 · 16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport opened in June 2016 as the replacement for Nouakchott International Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for NKC.
Country and authority
NKC sits in Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania), whose capital is Nouakchott. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Western Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: MRU (UM). NKC is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
NKC is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Nouakchott, Oumtounsy. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city. Name or history cue: The airport opened in June 2016 as the replacement for Nouakchott International Airport.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q25337089 · Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. Administrative area: Nouakchott. Named after: Nouakchott
Field and clock profile
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is a near sea-level field at 9 ft (3 m), positioned at 18.3100° N, 15.9697° W in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,155 ft / 3,400 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Nouakchott (GMT, UTC+00:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Dar Naim is the closest retained city-time anchor at 23 km. DSS Dakar is the closest retained airport alternative at 421 km.
Country airport peers
NKC has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
NKC-DSS Dakar: 421 km, about 1h 22m, +0h. NKC-DKR Dakar: 428 km, about 1h 23m, +0h. NKC-CKY Conakry: 1004 km, about 2h 6m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident GQNO backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aeroport-nouakchott.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Runway identifiers
06/24, 16/34
OurAirports classifies NKC as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Nouakchott.
NKC (GQNO) is a near sea-level field at 9 ft (3 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
NKC sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
NKC's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,155 ft / 3,400 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
A specific operator or management record for NKC is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- The airport opened in June 2016 as the replacement for Nouakchott International Airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aeroport-nouakchott.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for NKC
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
NKC uses Africa/Nouakchott (GMT, UTC+00:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is about 25 km from central Nouakchott; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DSS Dakar is the closest retained alternate at 421 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aeroport-nouakchott.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place NKC inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
NKC ranks #1 in the curated Mauritania airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
NKC has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Nouakchott a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
NKC is 9 ft (3 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DMK 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · FLL 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · OAK 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · SUB 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta) · VCA 9 ft (3 m) (0 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
NKC's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DSS 421 km +0h · DKR 428 km +0h · CKY 1004 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | DSS | 421 km | 1h 22m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dakar | DKR | 428 km | 1h 23m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Conakry | CKY | 1004 km | 2h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
NKC to DSS
Dakar
Distance 421 km; estimated travel window 1h 22m; destination zone Africa/Dakar is +0h from NKC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NKC to DKR
Dakar
Distance 428 km; estimated travel window 1h 23m; destination zone Africa/Dakar is +0h from NKC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NKC to CKY
Conakry
Distance 1004 km; estimated travel window 2h 6m; destination zone Africa/Conakry is +0h from NKC. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Nouakchott is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from NKC, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Dar Naim
dar-naim · 23 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ksar
ksar · 23 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tevragh Zeina
tevragh-zeina · 24 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nouakchott
nouakchott · 25 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Boutilimitt
boutilimitt · 159 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rosso
rosso · 200 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tékane
tekane · 201 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Akjoujt
akjoujt · 230 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aleg
aleg · 259 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bogué
bogue · 263 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nouadhibou
nouadhibou · 313 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Magṭa‘ Laḥjar
magta-lahjar · 317 km · Africa/Nouakchott
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Dakar (DSS), Dakar (DKR), Conakry (CKY). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,155 ft / 3,400 m; identifiers 06/24, 16/34.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 2016.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from NKC. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Blaise Diagne International AirportDSS
Dakar · large airport
- Distance
- 421 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 290 ft (88 m)
Compare against DSS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Léopold Sédar Senghor International AirportDKR
Dakar · large airport
- Distance
- 428 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 85 ft (26 m)
Compare against DKR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ahmed Sékou Touré International AirportCKY
Conakry · large airport
- Distance
- 1004 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 72 ft (22 m)
Compare against CKY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC) in?▾
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is in the Africa/Nouakchott timezone (UTC+00:00, GMT).
What are the codes for Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport?▾
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport uses IATA code NKC and ICAO code GQNO.
Where is Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport located?▾
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is located in Nouakchott, Mauritania at coordinates 18.3100° N, 15.9697° W, with an elevation of 9 ft (3 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport from central Nouakchott?▾
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport sits roughly 25 km from the nearest mapped city center for Nouakchott.
Which route reference is most useful from NKC?▾
Dakar (DSS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 22m, destination timezone Africa/Dakar, and a +0h difference from NKC.
How many runways does Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport have?▾
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,155 ft / 3,400 m; identifiers include 06/24, 16/34.