Marrakesh Menara Airport

Airport in Morocco

Marrakesh Menara Airport

مطار مراكش المنارة (Arabic)

ⴰⵣⴰⴳⵯⵣ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵎⵉⵏⴰⵕⴰ (Berber languages)

Aéroport de Marrakech-Ménara (French)

* IATA: RAK
* ICAO: GMMX

Summary
Airport type| Public / Military
Owner| Royal Moroccan Air Force
Operator| ONDA
Serves| Marrakesh-Safi
Location| Marrakesh, Morocco
Focus city for|

* easyJet
* Royal Air Maroc
* Transavia France

Operating base for|

* Ryanair
* TUI fly Belgium

Elevation AMSL| 1,545 ft / 471 m
Coordinates| 31°36′25″N 008°02′11″W﻿ / ﻿31.60694°N 8.03639°W﻿ / 31.60694; -8.03639
Map

RAK

Location of airport in Morocco

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
10/28  | 3,100  | 10,170  | Asphalt
Statistics
| Aircraft movements (2023)| 48,150

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Passengers (2023)| 6,903,964
Passenger change 22-23|  41%

Source:[1]

Marrakesh Menara Airport (Berber languages: ⴰⵣⴰⴳⵯⵣ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵎⵉⵏⴰⵕⴰ, Arabic: مطار مراكش المنارة, French: Aéroport de Marrakech-Ménara, IATA: RAK, ICAO: GMMX) is an international airport serving Marrakesh,[2] the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region in Morocco. It is an international facility that receives several European flights as well as flights from Casablanca, some of the Arab world nations and from 2024, flights from North America. The airport served over 6.3 million passengers in 2019.[3]

## History

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During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces 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.[citation needed]

## Facilities

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Check-in hall Apron view

### Terminal

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Menara Airport has two passenger terminals housed in one large building. A third terminal has been built. The existing T1/T2 offer a space of 42,000 m2 and have a designed capacity of 9 million passengers/year. The separate freight-terminal has 340m2 covered space[4] The air terminals (1 and 2) are 22,000 m2 (236,806 sq ft) and designed to handle 2,500,000 passengers per year. Menara is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.[5]

### Runway and apron

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Aircraft parking space of 125,000 square metres (1,345,489 sq ft) supports up to fourteen Boeing 737s and four Boeing 747s. The cargo terminal is 340 m2 (3,660 sq ft) of covered space.[3] The paved runway is laid out in the direction 10/28 is 3,100 by 45 metres (10,171 ft × 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.[3]

## Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Marrakesh Menara Airport:

Airlines| Destinations

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Aegean Airlines |  Athens
Aer Lingus |  Seasonal: Dublin (begins 26 October 2024)[6]
Air Arabia |  Dakhla,[7] Fès[8]
airBaltic |  Seasonal: Riga[9]
Air Europa |  Madrid[10]
Air France |  Paris–Charles de Gaulle[11]
Seasonal: Nice[12]
Air Transat |  Montréal–Trudeau[13]
Alexandria Airlines |  Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[14]
Arkia|  Tel Aviv[15]
Austrian Airlines |  Seasonal: Vienna[16]
Binter Canarias |  Gran Canaria
Seasonal: Funchal,[17] Tenerife–North[18]
British Airways |  London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow[19]
Discover Airlines| Frankfurt, Munich[20]
easyJet| Basel/Mulhouse, Bordeaux, Birmingham (begins 1 December 2024),[21] Bristol,[22] Geneva, Lisbon,[23] Liverpool (begins 13 November 2024),[21] London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Nantes, Naples,[24] Nice, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Porto,[25] Toulouse
Seasonal: Amsterdam, Belfast–International (begins 3 November 2024),[21] Glasgow (begins 11 November 2024),[21] London–Southend (begins 2 May 2025)[26]
Edelweiss Air| Seasonal: Zuricha
El Al| Tel Aviv[27]
European Air Charter |  Seasonal charter: Sofia[28]
Eurowings|  Seasonal: Düsseldorf
Iberia| Madrid
Jet2.com[29]| Birmingham (begins 4 October 2024), London–Stansted (begins 4 October 2024), Manchester (begins 4 October 2024), Newcastle Upon Tyne (begins 10 October 2025)[30]
Seasonal: Glasgow (begins 4 November 2024)[31]
Lufthansa |  Munich[32]
Luxair|  Seasonal: Luxembourg[33]
Norwegian Air Shuttle |  Copenhagen
Seasonal: Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[34]
Play |  Seasonal: Reykjavik–Keflavík (begins 17 October 2024)[35]
Qatar Airways| Doha[36]
Royal Air Maroc| Barcelona, Bordeaux, Brussels,[37] Casablanca, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[38] Paris–Orly, Toulouse
Seasonal: Medina
Royal Air Maroc Express| Casablanca, Ouarzazate
Ryanair| Alicante, Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin, Birmingham,[39] Bordeaux (ends 25 October 2024),[40] Bristol,[41] Brussels, Châlons-Vatry, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Dole, Dublin, Edinburgh,[42] Eindhoven, Errachidia,[43] Faro,[43] Fez,[43] Girona, Gran Canaria, Hahn, Leeds/Bradford ,[44] Lisbon, London–Stansted, Madrid, Manchester, Marseille, Milan–Malpensa,[43] Murcia,[45][46] Naples, Newcastle upon Tyne (begins 27 October 2024),[47] Nimes, Oujda ,[43] Perpignan, Pisa, Porto, Rome–Ciampino, Santander, Seville, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tangier,[43] Tetouan,[43] Toulouse, Tours, Treviso, Turin, Valencia, Weeze, Zaragoza
Seasonal: Lanzarote,[43] La Rochelle,[43] Limoges, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife–South[43]
Saudia| Seasonal: Jeddah[48]
Swiss International Air Lines| Geneva
TAP Air Portugal| Lisbon
Transavia| Amsterdam, Bordeaux (begins 13 December 2024),[49] Brest,[50] Brussels,[51] Eindhoven, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris–Orly, Rennes[52]
Seasonal: Boa Vista, Dakar–Diass,[53] Marseille,[54] Praia,[53] Sal, São Vicente[53]
TUI Airways[55]| Birmingham, London–Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Bristol
TUI fly Belgium[56]| Bologna, Brussels, Lille, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam[57]
Turkish Airlines| Istanbul
United Airlines| Newark (begins 24 October 2024)[58]
Volotea|  Nantes,[59] Strasbourg[60]
Seasonal: Bilbao,[61] Bordeaux (begins 5 November 2024),[62] Lille,[63] Lyon[64]
Vueling| Barcelona
Seasonal: Bilbao,[65] Paris–Orly[65]
Wizz Air|  London–Gatwick,[66] Milan–Malpensa, Warsaw–Chopin
Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni (begins 28 October 2024),[67] Rome–Fiumicino[68]

Notes

^a On selected days, this flight operates from Marrakesh to Zurich via Agadir. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Marrakesh and Agadir.
^b Flights from Boa Vista and Sal to Marrakech operate as round trips that start and end at Paris Orly Airport.
^c Flights from Dakar to Marrakech operate as round trips that start and end at Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport.

## Statistics

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Aircraft movements[71] |  |  |  |  | 29,246 | 24,613 | 20,689 | 16,112 | 13,843 | 13,078
Passengers[72][73] | 5,300,000 | 4,359,865 | 3,894,227 | 4,034,410 | 3,050,916 | 2,648,742 | 2,195,899 | 1,667,267 | 1,368,281 | 1,349,363
Freight (tons)[74] |  |  |  |  | 1555.07 | 1307.99 | 2000.40 | 2286.86 | 2092.99 | 2197.70

## References

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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## External links

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Media related to Marrakech-Menara Airport at Wikimedia Commons

* Marrakech page at ONDA website
* Aeronautical chart and airport information for GMMX at SkyVector
* Current weather for GMMX at NOAA/NWS
* Accident history for RAK at Aviation Safety Network
* RAK Marrakech Airport Information guide for RAK Marrakech Airport

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Subdivisions|

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Economy|

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malls|

* Menara Mall

Hospitals|

* Ibn Tofail University Hospital
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Transport|

* Marrakesh Menara Airport
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* Avenue Mohammed VI

Education|

* Cadi Ayyad University
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* Lycée Hassan II
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* Lycée Victor Hugo
* The Superior School of Visual Arts of Marrakech

Sports|

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* Kawkab Marrakech
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* Chez Ali Club de Marrakech

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competitions|

* FIA WTCR Race of Morocco
* Formula Two
* Auto GP
* Marrakesh ePrix
* Marrakech Marathon

sport venues|

* Stade de Marrakech
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* Stade El Harti

Landmarks|

| Public squares|

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Places of
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* Kutubiyya Mosque
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Mausoleums &
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* Saadian Tombs
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Shrines of the
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* Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes
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* Zawiya of Sidi Abd el-Aziz
* Zawiya of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
* Zawiya of Sidi Abdallah al-Ghazwani (Sidi Moulay el Ksour)
* Mausoleum of Sidi es-Suhayli
* Mausoleum of Qadi Ayyad

City walls and gates|

* Bab Aghmat
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* Bab Ksiba
* Bab er Robb
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Palaces &
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* El Badi Palace
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* Dar Cherifa
* Aïn Kassimou
* Mamounia Hotel

Museums|

* Marrakech Museum
* Dar Si Saïd Museum
* Berber Museum (in Majorelle Garden)
* Mouassine Museum
* Museum of Confluences (Dar el Bacha)
* Museum of Photography
* Tiskiwin Museum

Parks &
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* Menara gardens
* Majorelle Garden
* Agdal Gardens

Other landmarks|

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