Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport^{[4][5][6][7][8]} (French: Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta, Arabic: مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة‎) (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is an airport serving Tangier^[2] (Tanger in French), the capital city of the Tangier-Tétouan region in Morocco. The airport is named for Ibn Battouta (1304–1368), a Moroccan scholar and traveler who was born in Tangier. The airport was formerly known as Tanger-Boukhalef Airport.^[9]

A new airport terminal building was opened in 2008 to provide for many more flights and increased passenger capability, as Tangier has grown rapidly development and modernized. The airport is certified by ISO 9001/2000 quality standards.

The airport handled over 646,000 passengers in the year 2009.^[10]

Facilities

Aircraft parking space of 40,640 square metres (437,445 sq ft) supports up to four Boeing 737s and one Boeing 747. For small craft two dedicated sections are assigned. The air terminal is 6,200 m² (66,736 sq ft) and designed to handle 1,250,000 passengers per year. The cargo terminal is 529 m² (5,694 sq ft) of covered space.^[1]

The airport has two runways but only the longer runway is in active use and 07/25 is closed.^[11] The 3500 meter long runway 10/28 is open and is capable of handling all sizes of aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 and Airbus A380-800.^[1]

The airport has an ILS status (Loc - Glide - DME) and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB.^[1] PAPI lighting available for runway 10/28 for approaches from either direction.^[11]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

Cargo airlines

Statistics

Incidents and accidents

• On 13 October 1953, one passenger died on a domestic flight to Casablanca. During initial climb from Tanger the plane encountered unknown problems and made an emergency landing on a beach. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

• On 23 December 1971, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on lease to Royal Air Maroc crashed near the airport after the pilot turned too far to the East in his approach to runway 28. In dark and rainy conditions the plane overflew dangerous terrain and crashed into mountains. All 106 on board died.^[17]

• On 23 November 1988, Vickers Viscount G-BBVH of Gibraltar Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.^[18]

References

External links

• Tanger page at ONDA website
• Current weather for Tanger Aerodrome (GMTT) at NOAA/NWS