Atar International Airport (Atar)

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Atar Airport or Atar International Airport (IATA: ATR, ICAO: GQPA) is an airport serving Atar, a town in the Adrar Region of Mauritania. 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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atar_International_Airport
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Coordinates:   20°30'14"N   13°2'39"W
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