Ouarzazate Airport

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Ouarzazate Airport

مطار ورزازات (Arabic)

Aéroport de Ouarzazate (French)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorONDA
LocationOuarzazate, Morocco
Elevation AMSL3,782 ft / 1,153 m
Coordinates30°56′21″N 006°54′34″W / 30.93917°N 6.90944°W / 30.93917; -6.90944
Map
OZZ is located in Morocco
OZZ
OZZ
Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,100 10,236 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers136,007[1]
Passenger change 18-19Increase +52.78%
Freight (tons) 200829.04
Sources: ONDA,[2] DAFIF[3][4]

Ouarzazate Airport (Arabic: مطار ورزازات) (IATA: OZZ, ICAO: GMMZ) is an airport serving Ouarzazate,[3] a city in the Drâa-Tafilalet region in Morocco. The airport served 52,791 passengers in 2016.[5]

Facilities[edit]

Aircraft parking space of 56,311 square metres (606,127 sq ft) supports up to three Boeing 747s or seven 737. The air terminal is 3,200 m2 (34,445 sq ft) and designed to handle 260,000 passengers per year.[2]

The paved runway is laid out in the direction 12/30 and measures 3,100 by 45 metres (10,171 ft × 148 ft). It can receive all modern jetliners up to the Boeing 747 in size. The airport is equipped with an ILS Cat II landing system and offers the following radio navigation aids: DME.[2]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ouarzazate Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Royal Air Maroc Express Casablanca, Zagora
Ryanair Barcelona,[6] London–Stansted,[7] Marseille, Tangier (begins 4 May 2024)[8]
Transavia Paris–Orly

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
  2. ^ a b c "Ouarzazate". ONDA. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b Airport information for GMMZ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. ^ Airport information for OZZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  5. ^ Aéroports, Office National Des. "Office National des aéroports -Je suis Passager". www.onda.ma. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  6. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  7. ^ "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
  8. ^ "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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