Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport

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Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta
مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة
Tangier Airport.jpg
Terminal at Aeroport Tanger Ibn Battouta
IATA: TNG – ICAO: GMTT
TNG is located in Morocco
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TNG
Location of airport in Morocco
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator ONDA
Location Tangier, Morocco
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 35°43′37″N 005°55′01″W / 35.72694°N 5.91694°W / 35.72694; -5.91694
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
7/25 (CLOSED) 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft movements 8,335
Passengers 484,391
Freight (tons) 524.79
Sources: ONDA[1], DAFIF[2][3]

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport[4][5][6][7][8] (French: Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta, Arabic: مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة‎) (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is an airport serving Tangier[2] (Tanger in French), the capital city of the Tangier-Tétouan region in Morocco. The airport is named for Ibn Battouta (1304–1368), a Moroccan scholar and traveler who was born in Tangier. The airport was formerly known as Tanger-Boukhalef Airport.[9]

A new airport terminal building was opened in 2008 to provide for many more flights and increased passenger capability, as Tangier has grown rapidly development and modernized. The airport is certified by ISO 9001/2000 quality standards.

The airport handled over 646,000 passengers in the year 2009.[10]

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[edit] Facilities

Aircraft parking space of 40,640 square metres (437,445 sq ft) supports up to four Boeing 737s and one Boeing 747. For small craft two dedicated sections are assigned. The air terminal is 6,200 m2 (66,736 sq ft) and designed to handle 1,250,000 passengers per year. The cargo terminal is 529 m2 (5,694 sq ft) of covered space.[1]

The airport has two runways but only the longer runway is in active use and 07/25 is closed.[11] The 3500 meter long runway 10/28 is open and is capable of handling all sizes of aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 and Airbus A380-800.[1]

The airport has an ILS status (Loc - Glide - DME) and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB.[1] PAPI lighting available for runway 10/28 for approaches from either direction.[11]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

All Destinations from Tánger

[edit] Scheduled

Airlines Destinations
Air Arabia Maroc Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Montpellier
Brussels Airlines Charter: Brussels
Corendon Dutch Airlines Amsterdam
easyJet Madrid, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Germanwings Cologne/Bonn [begins 7 June 2012] [12]
Helitt Líneas Aéreas Charter: Almeria, Malaga
Iberia Madrid
Iberia Regional operated by Air Nostrum Madrid
Jet4you Barcelona, Brussels
Jetairfly Barcelona [begins 4 April 2012], Brussels South-Charleroi
Seasonal: Brussels [begins 28 June 2012]
Royal Air Maroc Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Casablanca, London-Heathrow, Paris-Orly
Royal Air Maroc Express Casablanca
Ryanair Beauvais-Tillé, Brussels South-Charleroi, Madrid, Marseille [resumes 25 March 2012]
Saudi Arabian Airlines Charter: Jeddah
Transavia.com France Charter: Paris-Orly [resumes 5 June 2012]

[edit] Cargo airlines

Airlines Destinations
Air Contractors Lisbon, Paris-Orly
Europe Airpost Brussels, Lyon, Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Med Airlines Casablanca, Lisbon, Paris-Orly, Porto, Zaragoza

[edit] Statistics

Traffic 2008 [13] 2007[14] 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Aircraft movements[15] 5485 5991 6179 7092 7496 7422 7361
Passengers[16] 484,391 365,750 292,599 262,698 256,149 259,466 268,829
Freight (tons)[17] 524.79 628.73 621.57 359.78 533.14 495.78 417.20

[edit] Incidents and accidents

  • On 13 October 1953, one passenger died on a domestic flight to Casablanca. During initial climb from Tanger the plane encountered unknown problems and made an emergency landing on a beach. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.[citation needed]
  • On 23 December 1971, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on lease to Royal Air Maroc crashed near the airport after the pilot turned too far to the East in his approach to runway 28. In dark and rainy conditions the plane overflew dangerous terrain and crashed into mountains. All 106 on board died.[18]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tanger". Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). http://www.onda.ma/ONDA/An/Espaces/EspacePassagers/LeReseauAeroportuaireONDA/Lesaeroports/Fiches+d%E2%80%99identit%C3%A9+par+a%C3%A9roport/TANGER/. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Airport information for GMTT". DAFIF. World Aero Data. Effective October 2006. http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=GMTT. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "Airport information for GMTT". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/TNG. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  4. ^ (French) "S.M. le Roi inaugure le nouveau Terminal de l'aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta". Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). 01/07/2008. http://www.onda.org.ma/ONDA/Fr/Espaces/EspaceONDA/Actualites/ToutesActualitees/ActualitesDetail.htm?Id=61. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  5. ^ (French) "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta : Inauguration du nouveau Terminal". Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). http://www.onda.org.ma/ONDA/Fr/Espaces/EspaceONDA/LEspacePresse/Dossier+de+presse/tanger+inauguration+terminal.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  6. ^ (French) "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Batouta : NOUVELLE AEROGARE opérationnelle en octobre 2007". Le Journal de Tanger. http://www.lejournaldetanger.com/article.php?a=2077. Retrieved 13 March 2010.  (English translation via Google)
  7. ^ "2008 photo of terminal showing name as Aeroport Tanger Ibn Battouta". Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16337089. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  8. ^ "Undated photo of terminal showing name as Aeroport Tanger Ibn Battouta". Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18641231. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  9. ^ "Tangier-Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG / GMTT)". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=TNG. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  10. ^ (French) "Tableau De Bord Statistique Du Trafic Commercial Par Aeroport: Decembre 2009/2008" (PDF). Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). http://www.onda.ma/NR/rdonlyres/98C848B6-4668-4F1B-9313-5BBC039C7F13/1400/tabborstattrafcomer92.PDF. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  11. ^ a b Runway information on TAG web about TANGER
  12. ^ Germanwings to start Cologne-Tangier from June 2012
  13. ^ source details 2008:ONDA REPORT 2007-2008
  14. ^ 2007 details from Comparrison 06/07 report from ONDA
  15. ^ Details 2002-2006 from ONDA movement report, PDF document
  16. ^ Details 2002-2006 from ONDA passenger report, PDF document
  17. ^ Details 2002-2006 from ONDA freight report, PDF document
  18. ^ Accident details from Aviation Safety database on Tanger Airport, visited 27 July 2008;Footnote: In the database this 1971-accident happened during En Route phase of the flight and not during descent or approach
  19. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881123-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009. 

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