Marrakech-Menara Airport
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Marrakech-Menara Airport
| Marrakech-Menara Airport مطار مراكش المنارة Aéroport Marrakech Ménara |
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IATA: RAK – ICAO: GMMX
 RAK
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Operator | ONDA and Royal Air Force | ||
| Location | Marrakech, Morocco | ||
| Hub for | Royal Air Maroc | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,545 ft / 471 m | ||
| Coordinates | 31°36′25″N 008°02′11″W / 31.60694°N 8.03639°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 10/28 | 3,100 | 10,170 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008, 2009) | |||
| Passengers (2009) | 2,982,151 | ||
| Freight (tons) (2008) | 1,512.55 | ||
| Source: List of the busiest airports in Africa, ONDA,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Marrakech-Menara Airport (French: Aéroport Marrakech Ménara, Arabic: مطار مراكش المنارة) (IATA: RAK, ICAO: GMMX) is an airport serving Marrakech,[2] the capital city of the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region in Morocco. It is an international facility that receives some European flights as well as flights from Casablanca and some of the Arab world nations. The airport served over 3.1 million passengers in the year 2008.[1]
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History
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. It functioned as a stopover en-route to Casablanca Airfield or to Agadir Airport on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.[4]
Facilities
Aircraft parking space of 125,000 square metres (1,345,489 sq ft) supports up to fourteen Boeing 737s and four Boeing 747s. The air terminals (1 and 2) are 22,000 m2 (236,806 sq ft) and designed to handle 2,500,000 passengers per year. The cargo terminal is 340 m2 (3,660 sq ft) of covered space.[1]
The paved runway is laid out in the direction 10/28 (almost East-West) is 3,100 by 45 metres (10,171 × 148 ft). It can receive all modern jetliners up to the Boeing 747 in size. The airport is equipped with an ILS Cat II landing system and offers the following radio navigation aids: VOR – DME – NDB.[1]
VIP Service
Marrakech-Menara is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers their special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque[5]
Airlines and destinations
Traffic details
| Item | 2008[6] | 2007[7] | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Aircraft movements[8] | 27,369 | 29,246 | 24,613 | 20,689 | 16,112 | 13,843 | 13,078 |
| Passengers[9] | 3,100,495 | 3,050,916 | 2,648,742 | 2,195,899 | 1,667,267 | 1,368,281 | 1,349,363 |
| Freight (tons)[10] | 1425.47 | 1555.07 | 1307.99 | 2000.40 | 2286.86 | 2092.99 | 2197.70 |
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b c d "Marrakech". ONDA. http://www.onda.ma/ONDA/An/Espaces/EspacePassagers/LeReseauAeroportuaireONDA/Lesaeroports/Fiches+d%E2%80%99identit%C3%A9+par+a%C3%A9roport/MARRAKECH/. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ a b Airport information for GMMX from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for RAK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ File:Atcroutes-1sep1945.jpg
- ^ ONDA website on the VIP service, visited 17 March, 2012
- ^ Source 2008 details: ONDA site
- ^ Source 2007 details: ONDA site
- ^ Details up to 2006 from: Overview movements aircraft MA, PDF document
- ^ Details up to 2006 from: Overview passengers MA, PDF document
- ^ Details up to 2006 from: Overview freight MA, PDF document
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marrakech-Menara Airport |
- Marrakech page at ONDA website (has incorrect IATA code RAQ)
- Current weather for GMMX at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for RAK at Aviation Safety Network
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