Al Massira Airport
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| Al Massira International Airport مطار المسيرة Matar al-Maseera |
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| IATA: AGA – ICAO: GMAD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | ONDA | ||
| Serves | Agadir, Morocco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 10/28 | 3,200 | 10,498 | Asphalt |
Al Massira International Airport (Arabic: مطار المسيرة; transliterated: Matar al-Maseera) (IATA: AGA, ICAO: GMAD) is an airport serving the city of Agadir in Morocco.
In the year 2006, Al Massira International Airport served 1,433,533 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. The new prospect of a brand new terminal was granted, opening life for the people of Agadir.
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[edit] Runway and aircraft parking
The runway in direction 10/28 has a length of 3200 meter and a width of 45 meter. Craft up to the size of a Boeing 747 can land on the airport. Parking space for the aircraft is 170.000 m² which results in space for 10 X Boeing 737 and 3 X Boeing 747.[1]
[edit] Terminal
Total terminal area is 26.550 m² and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.[1]
[edit] Classification and navigational equipment
The airport has an ILS Class II certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – 2 X NDB.[1]
[edit] Traffic Statistics
ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport upto and including 2006. Details for 2007 not published as reliable data is missing.
| Subject | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Commercial movements [2] | ? | 15221 | 14418 | 13441 | 12670 | 12805 |
| Passangers[3] | ? | 1.433.353 | 1.315.752 | 1.160.127 | 975.181 | 934.433 |
| Freight (tons)[4] | ? | 586,84 | 714,06 | 1723,38 | 1328,08 | 1708,70 |
[edit] Airlines and destinations [5]
[edit] References
Statistics sourced from ONDA website documents and/or airport websites
- ^ a b c >Website ONDA about Agadir Airport, visited on 1 June 2008
- ^ Details upto 2006 from Overview traffic movements Morroco, PDF document on ONDA site
- ^ Details upto 2006 from Overview passengers Morocco, PDF document on ONDA site
- ^ Details upto 2006 from Overview freight Morocco, PDF document on ONDA site
- ^ Based on airports website Agadir Airport info visited on 29 May 2008
[edit] External links
- Agadir Al Massira Airport, information website
- Airport information for GMAD at World Aero Data
- Airport information for AGA at Great Circle Mapper
- Current weather for GMAD at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AGA at Aviation Safety Network
