Airport · Mauritania
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Nouakchott.
- Codes
- NKC · GQNO
- Serves
- Nouakchott
- 25 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,400 m
- From DXB
- 7,320 km
- 9 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
Facts
NKC at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA NKCICAO GQNO
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Nouakchott
- To the city centre
- 25 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,400 m
- Time zone
- Africa/Nouakchott
- When to go
- Nouakchott, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
NKC from the UAE
From DXBNKC
7,320 km
9 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
From AUHNKC
7,270 km
9 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Mauritania, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Africa/Nouakchott
- Country
- Mauritania
- Currency
- Mauritanian Ouguiya MRUToday's indicative rate: MRU 10 ≈ USD 0.248Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101ambulance117police118fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +222 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from NKC
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