Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

GQNO · Mauritania

METAR GQNO · Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

26 April 15:30 LT
13m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 060° Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport 6/24
Wind: 13 kt, 4 beaufort

13 kt

2 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
No significant clouds are observed
METAR GQNO 261530Z 06013KT 020V090 4500 BLDU NSC 39/13 Q1006 NOSIG

METAR Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport - GQNO/NKC

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is a large airport in Mauritania. The airport is located at latitude 18.30247 and longitude -15.97459. The airport has 2 runways: 6/24 and 16/34. The ICAO airport code of this field is GQNO. The airport's IATA code is NKC. The airport is in the Dakar FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport on April 26, 2024 15:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 060° with a speed of 13 kt. The wind direction varies between 020° and 090°.

Visibility is 4.5 km.

There are no significant clouds are observed. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is blowing widespread dust. The temperature and wind chill are 39 °C. The dew point is 13 °C, the relative humidity is 21%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:23. This applies to Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 050°-230° 2 kt 13 kt 17 %
16/34 150°-330° 13 kt 100 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- NSC No significant clouds are observed

Temperature & Weather

Weather Blowing widespread dust
Temperature 39 °C
Dewpoint 13 °C
Rel. humidity 21%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:39
Midday
13:01
Sunset
19:23 (3:40h)

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