Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

GQNO · Mauritania

METAR GQNO · Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

20 April 01:00 LT
19m
The METAR station used is 256 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 360° Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport 6/24
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

6 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
CAVOK
METAR GOSS 200100Z 36008KT 300V030 CAVOK 23/18 Q1010

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 Saint Louis Airport on April 20, 2024 01:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 8 kt. The wind direction varies between 300° and 030°.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 23 °C. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 74%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:22. 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° 6 kt 5 kt 77 %
16/34 150°-330° 4 kt 7 kt 50 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 23 °C
Dewpoint 18 °C
Rel. humidity 74%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:47 (5:27h)
Midday
13:04
Sunset
19:22

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