Agadir–Al Massira Airport
| Agadir – Al Massira Airport Aéroport Al Massira مطار المسيرة Matar al-Maseera | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ONDA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Agadir, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Location | Temsia, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W / 30.32500°N 9.41306°WCoordinates: 30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W / 30.32500°N 9.41306°W | ||||||||||
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Agadir – Al Massira Airport (Arabic: مطار المسيرة, transliterated: Matar al-Maseera, French: Aéroport Al Massira; IATA: AGA, ICAO: GMAD) is an international airport serving Agadir,[2] 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 from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Facilities
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.[4]
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.[4]
Terminal
Total terminal area is 26,550 square metres (285,782 sq ft) and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.[4] 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.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled flights
Charter flights
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Adria Airways | Charter: Ljubljana |
| AlbaStar | Charter: Milan–Malpensa |
| BH Air | Charter: Sofia[13] |
| Enter Air | Charter: Katowice, Warsaw–Chopin, Wrocław, Poznań |
| Finnair | Seasonal charter: Helsinki |
| Jet Time | Charter: Billund, Copenhagen |
| SmartLynx Airlines | Charter: Prague, Riga, Tallinn |
| TAP Portugal | Seasonal charter: Lisbon |
Traffic statistics
ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.
| Subject | 2010[14] | 2009[14] | 2008[15] | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Commercial movements[16] | – | – | 12,618 | 14,161[17] | 15,221 | 14,418 | 13,441 | 12,670 | 12,805 |
| Passengers[18] | 1,627,485 | 1,456,217 | 1,455,194 | 1,502,094[19] | 1,433,353 | 1,315,752 | 1,160,127 | 975,181 | 934,433 |
| Freight (tons)[20] | – | – | 1,165.8 | 1,145.4 | 589.6[21] | 714,1 | 1,723.4 | 1,328.1 | 1,708.7 |
Accidents and incidents
- 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.
References
- ↑ Statistics sourced from ONDA website documents and/or airport websites
- 1 2 Airport information for GMAD from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for AGA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- 1 2 3 "Agadir Airport". ONDA website. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ↑ ONDA website on the VIP service, visited 17 March 2012
- ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/272211/air-arabia-maroc-launches-agadir-base-from-oct-2017/
- ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Air France resumes multiple short-haul routes in S17". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "easyJet adds new routes in W17". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- 1 2 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Eurowings new W17 routes as of 04MAY17". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- 1 2 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "SunExpress Germany Plans New Routes in W16". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ TAP Portugal adds new summer Morocco charters from June 2017 [02.06.2017
- ↑ "Welcome to the world of opportunity! - Wizz Air". book.wizzair.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ↑ "Search direct flights - Sofia Airport". www.sofia-airport.bg. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- 1 2 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
- ↑ 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, 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, 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, visited 28 July 2008
External links
Media related to Agadir – Al Massira Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for AGA at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart for GMAD at SkyVector
- Current weather for GMAD at NOAA/NWS