Bir Moghrein Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bir Moghrein, Mauritania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,194 ft / 364 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°14′12″N011°35′19″W / 25.23667°N 11.58861°W | ||||||||||
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Bir Moghrein Airport( ICAO : GQPT) is an airport serving Bir Moghrein, a city in the Tiris Zemmour region of Mauritania.
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