Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

GQNO · Mauritania

METAR GQNO · Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

15 February 16:30 LT
14m
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 320° Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport 6/24
Wind: 20 kt, 5 beaufort


20 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
No significant clouds are observed
METAR GQNO 151630Z 32020KT 6000 NSC 23/15 Q1010 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 February 15, 2025 16:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 20 kt.

Visibility is 6 km.

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

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 15 °C, the relative humidity is 61%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 19:04. 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. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

The only known company on this field is Mauritania Airlines.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 050°-230° 20 kt 100 %
16/34 150°-330° 3 kt 20 kt 17 %

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

Temperature 23 °C
Dewpoint 15 °C
Rel. humidity 61%
Kp-index 5 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:31
Midday
13:17
Sunset
19:04 (2:21h)

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