Tidjikja Airport
Tidjikja Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tidjikja, Mauritania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,342 ft / 409 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°34′12″N 011°25′24″W / 18.57000°N 11.42333°W | ||||||||||
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Source: DAFIF | |||||||||||
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.