Agadir–Al Massira Airport (; ; ) is an

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serving

Agadir Agadir (, ; ) is a major List of cities in Morocco, city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River, Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casabla ...

, a major city in southwest

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

and the capital of

Souss-Massa Souss-Massa () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, 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 capital of the region is Agadir. Geography Souss-Massa bord ...

region. The airport is located in the commune of Temsia, southeast of Agadir proper. In 2023, Al Massira International Airport served 2,304,045 passengers. In later years, Agadir and its tourism boomed, having new flights introduced to Al Massira from new airports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Facilities

Runway and apron

The runway in direction 09/27 measures . Aircraft up to the size of a

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can land on the airport. The airport has an ILS Class II certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – 2 X NDB. Parking space for the aircraft is which results in space for ten

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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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Agadir–Al Massira Airport: This flight operates via Marrakech. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Agadir and Marrakech.

Traffic statistics

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reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.

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

External links

Agadir Airport Al Massira Website
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