Fes–Saïss Airport

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Saïss Airport
Fes-Saïss Airport
مطار فاس سايس الدولي
Fes-Saiss Airport.JPG
IATA: FEZICAO: GMFF
FEZ is located in Morocco
FEZ
FEZ
Location of airport in Morocco
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator ONDA
Serves Fes, Morocco
Elevation AMSL 1,900 ft / 579 m
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,200 12,000 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Saïss Airport or Fes–Saïss Airport (Arabic: مطار فاس سايس الدولي‎‎) (IATA: FEZICAO: GMFF) is an airport serving Fes,[1] the capital city of the Fès-Meknès region in Morocco.

The airport handled nearly 500,000 passengers in 2008.[3]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 1,900 feet (579 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Traffic

2010[4]

  • Passengers: 743,018 (+40.00%)

2008[3]

  • Aircraft Movements: 4,796 (+10.48%)
  • Passengers: 409,260 (+22.56%)
  • Cargo (tons): 555.39 (+38.72%)

2007[5]

  • Aircraft movements: 4,341
  • Passengers: 333,929
  • Cargo (tons): 400.38

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Arabia Maroc Montpellier, Toulouse (begins 22 March 2016)[6]
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal: Amsterdam
Jetairfly[7] Charleroi
Royal Air Maroc Paris-Orly
Royal Air Maroc Express Casablanca
Ryanair Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Charleroi, Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, London-Stansted, Madrid, Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Pisa, Rome-Ciampino, Saint-Étienne, Weeze
Transavia France Seasonal: Paris-Orly[8]
Vueling Barcelona

Connection to City

The airport Fez Saiss is located about 13 km from the city center of Fez.

Bus

The bus (number 16) offers regular trips between the airport and the bus and train stations of Fes. Ticket costs 4 dirhams. The trip takes 40 mins from the airport to the central train station.

Taxi

Taxis are available for hire at the exit of the passenger terminal. Prices towards the city vary, but often cost more than 150 dirhams.

List of the prices

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Airport information for GMFF from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)
  2. Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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  4. Passenger statistics for December 2010 with year-totals 2009 and 2010, visited 25 April 2011
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  6. http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/02/3o-feztls-s16/
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  8. Transavia France begin new seasonal service to Fes from July 2015

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