Nouadhibou International Airport

Nouadhibou International Airport

مطار نواذيبو الدولي (Arabic)
*Aéroport de Nouadhibou* (French)
Nouadhibou International Airport; مطار نواذيبو الدولي (Arabic); Aéroport de Nouadhibou (French)
	IATA: NDB; ICAO: GQPP;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	20°55′59″N 017°01′47″W / 20.93306°N 17.02972°W
Map
	NDB Location of airport in Mauritania
Runways
	Source: DAFIF

Nouadhibou Airport (IATA: NDB, ICAO: GQPP) is an airport serving Nouadhibou (formerly Port-Étienne), a city in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region of Mauritania.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria^[3]
Mauritania Airlines	Casablanca, Gran Canaria, Nouakchott, Zouérat

On July 2, 1942, a Lockheed 18-07-01 Lodestar (F-ARTL) of Air France crashed shortly after takeoff. All 3 occupants survived and the plane was written off.^[4]
On August 7, 1980, a Tupolev Tu-154B-1 (YR-TPH) of Tarom arriving from Bucharest was approaching and the crew couldn't see the runway at the 90 meter decision height. The plane contacted water 300 meters short of the runway at 03:04, which the pilot mistook for dry land, leading to a missed approach procedure being initiated. 1 passenger out of the 168 occupants was killed, and the plane was written off.^[5]
On April 10, 2001, an Antonov An-12BK (3C-AWU) of Air West Co. departing for Nouakchott made a forced landing on the beach 6 km from the runway during initial climb after one of the engines caught fire; the plane later burnt out. All 6 occupants survived.^[6]