Agadir – Al Massira Airport ( ar, مطار المسيرة, Matar al-Maseera; french: Aéroport Al Massira; ) is an

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serving

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, a major city in southwest

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and the capital of

Souss-Massa Souss-Massa ( ar, سوس ماسة, sūs māssa; ber, ⵙⵓⵙ ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ, sus massa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 51,642 km² and had a population of 2,676,847 as of the 2014 Moroccan census. The cap ...

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

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can land on the airport. The airport has an ILS Class II certification and offers the following radionavigational aids:

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s and three

Terminal

Total terminal area is and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year. 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.ONDA website on th
VIP service
visited 17 March 2012

Airlines and destinations

Traffic statistics

ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.

Accidents and incidents

*On 21 August 1994,

Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 was a passenger flight on 21 August 1994 which crashed approximately ten minutes after takeoff from Agadir–Al Massira Airport. All 44 passengers and crew on board were killed. It was the deadliest ATR 42 aircraft cra ...

, 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

External links

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