Agadir-Al_Massira_Airport
Agadir–Al Massira Airport
Airport serving Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco
Agadir–Al Massira Airport (Arabic: مطار المسيرة, romanized: Matar al-Maseera; French: Aéroport Al Massira; IATA: AGA, ICAO: GMAD) is an international airport serving Agadir,[3] a major city in southwest Morocco and the capital of Souss-Massa region. The airport is located in the commune of Temsia, 20 km southeast of Agadir proper. 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 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Agadir–Al Massira Airport مطار المسيرة Matar al-Maseera | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ONDA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Location | Temsia, Souss-Massa, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W | ||||||||||
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Runway and apron
The runway in direction 09/27 measures 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft). Aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 can land on the airport. The airport has an ILS Class II certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – 2 X NDB.[5]
Parking space for the aircraft is 170,000 square metres (1,829,865 sq ft) which results in space for ten Boeing 737s and three Boeing 747s.[5]
Terminal
Total terminal area is 26,550 square metres (285,782 sq ft) and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.[5] 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. Agadir is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.[6]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Agadir–Al Massira Airport:
^a This flight operates via Marrakech. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Agadir and Marrakech.
ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Passengers[31] | 1,334,173 | 1,544,244 | 1,922,344 |
| Subject | 2010[32] | 2009[32] | 2008[33] | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Commercial movements[34] | – | – | 12,618 | 14,161[35] | 15,221 | 14,418 | 13,441 | 12,670 | 12,805 |
| Passengers[36] | 1,627,485 | 1,456,217 | 1,455,194 | 1,502,094[37] | 1,433,353 | 1,315,752 | 1,160,127 | 975,181 | 934,433 |
| Freight (tons)[38] | – | – | 1,165.8 | 1,145.4 | 589.6[39] | 714.1 | 1,723.4 | 1,328.1 | 1,708.7 |
- On 21 August 1994, Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, crashed approximately ten minutes after take-off from Agadir Airport. All 44 passengers and crew on board were killed. The crash is believed to have been a deliberate act by the aircraft's pilot.
- Statistics sourced from ONDA website documents and/or airport websites
- Airport information for GMAD[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for AGA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Agadir Airport". ONDA website. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ONDA website on the VIP service, visited 17 March 2012
- "Winter 2023-24: Condor reaktiviert Agadir-Flüge". Aviation Direct. 8 March 2023.
- Liu, Jim. "Edelweiss Air adds 3 African routes in 4Q20". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- "Winter 2023/24: Ryanair legt wieder Marokko-Flüge ab Wien auf". 24 August 2023.
- "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- "SAS flyver til afrikanske Agadir kommende vinter". 10 May 2023.
- "Vueling to use former Air France slots to launch 32 Paris Orly routes". routesonline.com. 1 October 2021.
- source details 2009/2010:Official ONDA report December 2010 Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2011
- source details 2008:Official ONDA report 2007-2008 [permanent dead link]
- Details up to 2006 from Overview traffic movements Morocco Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
- 207 figures from ONDA site [permanent dead link], visited 28 July 2008
- Details up to 2006 from Overview passengers Morocco Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
- 2007 figures from: ONDA website [permanent dead link], visited 28 July 2008
- Details up to 2006 from Overview freight Morocco Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
- 2006 + 2007 figures from ONDA website [permanent dead link], visited 28 July 2008
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