Agadir–Al Massira Airport
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Agadir – Al Massira Airport Aéroport Al Massira مطار المسيرة Matar al-Maseera |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ONDA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Agadir, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Location | Temsia, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W / 30.32500°N 9.41306°WCoordinates: 30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W / 30.32500°N 9.41306°W | ||||||||||
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| Commercial Movements | 12,618 |
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| Passengers (2015) | 1,408,148 |
| Freight (tons) | 1,165.8 |
Agadir – Al Massira Airport (Arabic: مطار المسيرة, transliterated: Matar al-Maseera, French: Aéroport Al Massira; IATA: AGA, ICAO: GMAD) is an international airport serving Agadir, a major city in southwest Morocco and the capital of Souss-Massa 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.
The runway in direction 09/27 measures 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft). Aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 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 170,000 square metres (1,829,865 sq ft) which results in space for ten Boeing 737s and three Boeing 747s.
Total terminal area is 26,550 square metres (285,782 sq ft) 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.
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