Atar International Airport

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Atar Airport
IATA: ATR – ICAO: GQPA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government
Location Atar, Mauritania
Elevation AMSL 758 ft / 231 m
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Map
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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

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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  1. ↑ Airport information for GQPA at World Aero Data. 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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