Atar International Airport

Atar Airport or Atar International Airport (IATA: ATR, ICAO: GQPA) is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.

Atar Airport
IATA: ATR ICAO: GQPA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government
Location	Atar, Mauritania
Elevation AMSL	761 ft / 232 m
Coordinates	20°30′24″N 013°02′35″W
Map
ATR Location within Mauritania
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,004 9,855 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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]