Coordinates: 30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W / 30.325°N 9.41306°W
| Agadir - Al Massira Airport مطار المسيرة Matar al-Maseera |
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| IATA: AGA – ICAO: GMAD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | ONDA | ||
| Serves | Agadir, Morocco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 10/28 | 3,200 | 10,498 | Asphalt |
Agadir - Al Massira Airport (Arabic: مطار المسيرة; transliterated: Matar al-Maseera) (IATA: AGA, ICAO: GMAD) is an international airport serving the city of Agadir in Morocco.
In 2007, Al Massira International Airport served 1,502,094 passengers. In later years, Agadir and its tourism boomed, having new flights introduced to Al Massira from new airports from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new prospect of a brand new terminal was granted, opening life for the people of Agadir.
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Runway and aircraft parking
The runway in direction 10/28 has a length of 3200 meter and a width of 45 meter. Craft up to the size of a Boeing 747 can land on the airport.
Parking space for the aircraft is 170.000 m² which results in space for 10 X Boeing 737 and 3 X Boeing 747.[1]
Terminal
Total terminal area is 26.550 m² and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.[1] There is one large waiting room, divided in two to provide for national flights (no customs) and international flights. Passengers flying to Casablanca with a connecting international flight can pass through passport control in Agadir to save transfer time at Mohammed V
The airport has an ILS Class II certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – 2 X NDB.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | Dublin [seasonal] |
| Aigle Azur | Paris-Orly |
| Air Berlin | Nuremberg |
| Air Italy Polska | Warsaw |
| Air Méditerranée | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Atlas Blue | Metz/Nancy, Paris-Orly [seasonal], Nantes [seasonal] |
| Condor Flugdienst | Berlin-Schönefeld [ends 27 April], Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart |
| easyJet | London-Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa [begins 11 February], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [begins 9 February] |
| Jetairfly | Brussels |
| Jet4You | Paris-Orly |
| Luxair | Luxembourg |
| Rossiya | St. Petersburg |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca, Dakhla, Laayoune, Paris-Orly, Rabat |
| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca, Dakhla [seasonal], Laayoune, Las Palmas [seasonal], Marrakech [seasonal], Ouarzazates |
| Ryanair | Brussels South-Charleroi, Liverpool, London-Stansted, Marseille, Weeze |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| TUIfly | Düsseldorf [ends 27 April], Frankfurt [begins 6 May] |
| transavia.com | Amsterdam, Paris-Orly |
Traffic statistics
ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.
| Subject | 2008[2] | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Commercial movements [3] | 12,618 | 14,161[4] | 15,221 | 14,418 | 13,441 | 12,670 | 12,805 |
| Passengers[5] | 1,455,194 | 1,502,094[6] | 1,433,353 | 1,315,752 | 1,160,127 | 975,181 | 934,433 |
| Freight (tons)[7] | 1,165.8 | 1,145.4 | 589.6[8] | 714,1 | 1,723.4 | 1,328.1 | 1,708.7 |
World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command as a hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It functioned as a stopover en-route to Marrakech Airport or to Dakhla Airport, near Villa Cisneros in French North Africa. In addition, an air connection to Atar Airport also handled cargo and personnel flights.[9]
References
Statistics sourced from ONDA website documents and/or airport websites
- ^ a b c Website ONDA about Agadir Airport, visited on 1 june 2008
- ^ source details 2008:Official ONDA report 2007-2008
- ^ Details up to 2006 from Overview traffic movements Morroco, PDF document on ONDA site
- ^ 207 figures from ONDA site, visited 28 July 2008
- ^ Details up to 2006 from Overview passengers Morocco, PDF document on ONDA site
- ^ 2007 figures from: ONDA website, visited 28 July 2008
- ^ Details up to 2006 from Overview freight Morocco, PDF document on ONDA site
- ^ 2006 + 2007 figures from ONDA website, visited 28 July 2008
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External links
- Airport information for GMAD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for AGA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Current weather for GMAD at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AGA at Aviation Safety Network
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