Longest Airport Runways in Mauritania

Airports in Mauritania ranked by the length of their longest open runway.

📅 2026📏 metres11 entries🇲🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International AirportNouakchott · 11,155 ft · concrete
3,400 m
2
Atar International AirportAtar · 9,855 ft · ASP
3,004 m
3
Kaédi AirportKaédi · 8,202 ft · ASP
2,500 m
4
Kiffa AirportKiffa · 8,202 ft · ASP
2,500 m
5
Tazadit AirportZouérate · 8,202 ft · ASP
2,500 m
6
Nouadhibou International AirportNouadhibou · 7,961 ft · ASP
2,427 m
7
Bir Moghrein AirportBir Moghrein · 7,515 ft · ASP
2,291 m
8
Néma AirportNéma · 6,890 ft · ASP
2,100 m
9
Sélibaby AirportSélibaby · 5,249 ft · MAC
1,600 m
10
Tidjikja AirportTidjikja · 5,249 ft · ASP
1,600 m
11
Aioun el Atrouss AirportAioun El Atrouss · 5,245 ft · BIT
1,599 m

Highlights

Within Mauritania, Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,400 m, followed by Atar International Airport (3,004 m) and Kaédi Airport (2,500 m).

Across 11 entries, values run from 3,400 m (Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport) to 1,599 m (Aioun el Atrouss Airport), with a median of 2,427 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.