Marrakesh Menara Airport ( ber, ⴰⵣⴰⴳⵯⵣ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵎⵉⵏⴰⵕⴰ, french: link=no, Aéroport Marrakech Ménara, ar, مطار مراكش المنارة, ) is an
international airport
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serving
Marrakesh
Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...
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from DAFIF
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(effective October 2006) the capital city of the
Marrakesh-Safi
Marrakesh-Safi or Marrakech-Asfi ( ar, مراكش آسفي, murrākuš āsafi; ( ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the ten Regions of Morocco. region
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in Morocco. It is an international facility that receives several European flights as well as flights from
Casablanca and some of the
Arab world
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nations. The airport served over 6.3 million passengers in 2019.
History
During
World War II
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, the airport was used by the
United States Army Air Forces
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Air Transport Command
Air Transport Command (ATC) was a United States Air Force unit that was created during World War II as the strategic airlift component of the United States Army Air Forces.
It had two main missions, the first being the delivery of supplies and ...
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
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Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...
transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
Facilities
Terminal
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 m
2 and have a designed capacity of 9 million passengers/year. The separate freight-terminal has 340m
2 covered space The air terminals (1 and 2) are and designed to handle passengers per year. Menara is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service
Salon Convives de Marque
The Moroccan Airports Authority (french: Office National Des Aéroports, ONDA, ar, المكتب الوطني للمطارات) is the Moroccan airport operator and administrator. The company headquarters are in Mohammed V International Airport ...
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[ONDA website on th]
VIP service
visited 17 March 2012
Runway and apron
Aircraft parking space of supports up to fourteen
Boeing 737
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two ...
s and four
Boeing 747
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After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, ...
s. The cargo terminal is of covered space.
The paved
runway
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is laid out in the direction 10/28 is . It can receive all modern jetliners up to the
Boeing 747
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After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, ...
in size. The airport is equipped with an
ILS Cat II landing system and offers the following radio navigation aids:
VOR –
DME –
NDB NDB may refer to:
* Do not let Belgrade drown (''Ne davimo Beograd''), a political party in Serbia
* ''Nachrichtendienst des Bundes'' ("Federal Intelligence Service"), one of the Swiss intelligence agencies
* National Defense Battalions (Iraq) (19 ...
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Marrakesh Menara Airport:
Statistics
Ground transport
The Spanish bus company Alsa operates regular Route 19 buses every day between Marrakesh Menara airport and both the medina (the stop is in a row of bus stops opposite the Koutoubia Mosque) and the new town.
References
External links
Marrakechpage at ONDA website
Marrakech AirportAirport Website with flight arrivals and departures
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Airports in Morocco
Buildings and structures in Marrakesh
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in North Africa
World War II airfields in Morocco