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Name
Tidjikja Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
GQND / TIY / GQND
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
2:50 am (GMT)
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Municipality
Tidjikja
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Coordinates
18° 34′ 12″ N 11° 25′ 24″ W
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Elevation
1’342 ft (409 m MSL)
About Tidjikja Airport
Tidjikja Airport (IATA: TIY, ICAO: GQND) is an airport serving Tidjikja, the capital of the Tagant region of central Mauritania.
On 1 July 1994, Air Mauritanie Flight 625 crashed near the airport. All four crew and 76 of the 89 passengers were killed in the crash, the deadliest in Mauritanian history.
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