Atar International Airport

Atar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment
LocationAtar, Mauritania
Elevation AMSL761 ft / 232 m
Coordinates20°30′24″N 013°02′35″W / 20.50667°N 13.04306°W / 20.50667; -13.04306
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ATR is located in Mauritania
ATR
ATR
Location within Mauritania
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,004 9,855 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Atar Airport or Atar International Airport (IATA: ATR, ICAO: GQPA) is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.

World War II

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a stopover for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It connected to Dakar Airport in the South and Agadir Airport to the north.[3]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ "Airport information for GQPA". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for ATR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ File:Atcroutes-1sep1945.jpg


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