Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport NKC / GQNO

Airport operator and self-performing ground handling agent ("assistance en escale") at NKC under a 25-year concession to a UAE-based operator (Cridem, Nov 2018). The company's own site states it "has been appointed as the Airport Operator and Ground Handler of the Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport" (afroport.com/afroport-mauritania), and its LinkedIn page describes it as "acteur de premier plan des services aeroportuaires et d'assistance en escale." Took over airport operations from Societe des Aeroports de Mauritanie (SAM) on 01-Nov-2018 (afroport.com; Cridem/chezvlane.com Nov-2018 press); parent is Afroport Airport Services LLC (Abu Dhabi Airport Freezone, part of Terminals Holding).

National carrier is documented as a handling provider at NKC per the official ASECNA AIP (section AD-2.GQNO, AD 2.4 "handling services and facilities", cash-payment basis); independently listed as a "Ramp Services" handler under GQNO in the AC-U-KWIK FBO/handler directory (acukwik.com/Basic-Info/GQNO/MAURITANIA-AIRLINES). Trades commercially in secondary sources as "Mauritania Airlines Handling", self-handling its own flights and acting as handling agent for other carriers at the station.

Listed as providing Basic Ground Handling for business/private aviation at NKC per its marketplace company profile (flock.aero, 2026); not independently corroborated by the company's own site, which was unreachable during verification.

Into-plane JET A1 and AVGAS 100LL supplier at NKC per the official ASECNA AIP (AD-2.GQNO fuel section), address BP 388; the AIP's own accepted-card wording ("BP ou bon de commande agree (STAR OIL; UVAIR; SKY-CARD et TOTAL)") independently corroborates STAR OIL's presence in the local fuel-supply chain. Independently listed as "STAR OIL MAURITANIE (BP)" - FBO/Handler and fuel services - for GQNO in the AC-U-KWIK directory, and appears in regional trade press (SenePlus/Pulse Senegal, Sept 2024) on cross-border Jet A1 supply from Mauritania.

Second into-plane JET A1 and AVGAS 100LL supplier at NKC per the official ASECNA AIP (AD-2.GQNO fuel section), address BP 4973; the AIP's accepted-card list (BP, STAR OIL, UVAIR, SKY-CARD, TOTAL) independently corroborates a TOTAL-branded fuel presence in the local supply chain. TotalEnergies' global aviation network spans 250+ airports; this specific NKC presence is documented in the official ASECNA AIP rather than on TotalEnergies' own aviation site, so treat the local operating detail as AIP-sourced.

Operates a 60m x 60m hangar at NKC, available for aircraft maintenance/storage on a cash-payment basis per ASECNA AIP AD-2.GQNO; consistent with line/AOG-level support for a small regional fleet, but heavy/base-check (C/D) capability is not documented.

Marketplace company profile (flock.aero) lists VIP/private aircraft catering arrangement at NKC for business-aviation clients, scoped to VIP/charter rather than a flight-kitchen for scheduled carriers; not independently corroborated by the company's own site, which was unreachable during verification.

No separately documented cabin-cleaning contractor was found for NKC; interior cleaning and lavatory/water servicing is presumed bundled within Mauritania Airlines' full-service ramp/turnaround handling, as is typical at single-handler African stations, but this is an assumption, not an independently confirmed fact.

Operates airside ground support equipment with in-house staff; recruits GSE agents directly, including interns ("Deux stagiaires - Agents GSE - AFROPORT MAURITANIE - SARL", techghil.com job posting, 2026), consistent with self-performed ramp handling rather than an outsourced GSE contractor.

Parent group's site (afroport.com) lists "Passenger & Cargo Aircraft Handling" as a service line and NKC has a dedicated cargo terminal, but this is a group-level claim (Afroport operates several African airports) rather than a confirmed NKC-specific cargo operation; no separately named cargo-terminal operator distinct from Afroport was found for Nouakchott.

AIP lists Mauritania Airlines as the general handling provider (secondary trade sources describe its scope as covering passenger, ramp and cargo operations), but no separately documented cargo-specific tariff or facility beyond the general AD-2.GQNO handling entry was found.

Security screening/access control at NKC sits alongside the regulatory oversight of the Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ANAC), which has a documented supervisory presence at the airport working alongside Afroport's management (anac.mr; Rimweb.net 2026 coverage of the visitor-area reopening, attended by ANAC and Afroport's DG). Whether Afroport itself operationally runs passenger/baggage screening equipment is not independently documented; a claimed Japanese-aid-funded screening-equipment purchase could not be corroborated and has been removed pending a verifiable source.

Marketplace company profile (flock.aero) lists Airside Crew Transport and Crew/PAX Meet & Assist services at NKC; not independently corroborated by the company's own site, which was unreachable during verification.

NKC-based flight-support/handling agent (trading as Aviation Service of Mauritania, aviationmr.com); confirmed as a real, distinct local business via an independent Google Maps/AfricaBizInfo listing at Rue Mamadou Konate, Nouakchott, which links directly to aviationmr.com. Its marketplace listing (flock.aero) and own site's meta-description cite landing permits, overflight permits and 24/7 fuel-procurement coordination (Jet A-1, TS1, JP8, AvGas) specifically at Nouakchott-Oumtounsy. The company's own website returned a server error during verification, so service detail relies on secondary listings. Note: a similarly-named but separate company, Mauritania Aviation Services (avsmr.com), also advertises handling/fuel arrangement at GQNO - the two should not be conflated.