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GQNA/AEO METAR Aioun el Atrouss Airport

Aioun El Atrouss, Hodh el Gharbi RegionElevation 951 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: GANR · 89 NM S · More than 1 hour old
Ceiling and visibility OK.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · GANR
WIND
080@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW0422
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

04/22
Dimensions
5,245 x 100 ft
Surface
BIT
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
951 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1811Z 6:11 PM
Sunrise
0634Z 6:34 AM
Loggable night
1833Z (6:33 PM local) → 0612Z (6:12 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1811Z (6:11 PM local) → 0634Z (6:34 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1911Z (7:11 PM local) → 0534Z (5:34 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Aioun el Atrouss Airport is in Aioun El Atrouss, Hodh el Gharbi Region. Field elevation 951 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAGQNA / AEO
RegionHodh el Gharbi Region
CountryMauritania
Coordinates16.7113, -9.6379
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

568
AG VOICE RDO
A/G
118.9
INFO
AFIS

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

GQNA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: GANR (89 NM S, VFR).

GANR Nioro du Sahel Airport
89 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗GQNA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does GQNA have a METAR?
Yes. GQNA is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.
Does GQNA have a TAF?
When GQNA issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at GQNA?
GQNA sits at 951 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for GQNA?
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