Fes–Saïss Airport
| Saïss Airport Fes-Saïss Airport مطار فاس سايس الدولي | |||
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IATA: FEZ – ICAO: GMFF
  FEZ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | ONDA | ||
| Serves | Fes, Morocco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,900 ft / 579 m | ||
| Coordinates | 33°55′38″N 004°58′41″W / 33.92722°N 4.97806°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09/27 | 3,200 | 12,000 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Saïss Airport or Fes–Saïss Airport (Arabic: مطار فاس سايس الدولي) (IATA: FEZ, ICAO: GMFF) is an airport serving Fes,[1] the capital city of the Fès-Boulemane region in Morocco.
The airport handled nearly 500,000 passengers in 2008.[3]
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 1,900 feet (579 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft).[1]
VIP Service
Fes–Saïss is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia Maroc | Montpellier |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam |
| easyJet | Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
| Jetairfly | Charleroi |
| Royal Air Maroc | Paris–Orly |
| Royal Air Maroc operated by RAM Express | Casablanca |
| Ryanair[5] | Barcelona,[6] Bergamo, Charleroi, Eindhoven,[6] Hahn, London–Stansted , Marseille, Pisa, Rome–Ciampino,[6] Weeze Seasonal: Beauvais, Girona, Lille, Nantes, Nimes, St Etienne |
| Saudia | Seasonal: Jeddah |
| Vueling | Barcelona |
Traffic
2010[7]
- Passengers: 743,018 (+40,00%)
2008[3]
- Aircraft Movements: 4,796 (+10.48%)
- Passengers: 409,260 (+22.56%)
- Cargo (tons): 555.39 (+38.72%)
2007[8]
- Aircraft Movements: 4,341
- Passengers: 333,929
- Cargo (tons): 400.38
Connection to City
The airport Fez Saiss located about 13 km from the city center of Fez.
Bus
The bus (number 16) offers regular trips between the airport and the bus and train stations of Fes. Ticket costs 3 dirhams.
Taxi
The taxis waiting right at the exit of the passenger terminal. Prices towards the city vary, but often cost more than 150 dirhams.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for GMFF from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)
- ↑ Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ONDA PDF-Document 2007–2008" (PDF). ONDA.
- ↑ ONDA website on the VIP service, visited 17 March 2012
- ↑ http://www.ryanair.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2
- ↑ Passenger statistics for December 2010 with year-totals 2009 and 2010, visited 25 April 2011
- ↑ "ONDA PDF-Document" (PDF). ONDA.
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