Ouarzazate Airport
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| Ouarzazate Airport مطار ورززات |
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IATA: OZZ – ICAO: GMMZ
 OZZ
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | ONDA | ||
| Location | Ouarzazate, Morocco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,782 ft / 1,153 m | ||
| Coordinates | 30°56′21″N 006°54′34″W / 30.93917°N 6.90944°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 12/30 | 3,000 | 9,842 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 2,754 | ||
| Passengers | 95,577 | ||
| Freight (tons) | 29.04 | ||
| Sources: ONDA[1], DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Ouarzazate Airport (Arabic: مطار ورززات) (IATA: OZZ, ICAO: GMMZ) is an airport serving Ouarzazate,[2] a city in the Souss-Massa-Draâ region in Morocco. The airport served over 95 thousand passengers in the year 2008.[1]
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[edit] Facilities
Aircraft parking space of 21,914 square metres (235,880 sq ft) supports up to three Boeing 737s. The air terminal is 3,200 m2 (34,445 sq ft) and designed to handle 260,000 passengers per year.[1]
The paved runway is laid out in the direction 12/30 and measures 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 × 148 ft). It can receive all modern jetliners up to the Boeing 737 in size. The airport is equipped with an ILS Cat II landing system and offers the following radio navigation aids: DME.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca, Paris-Orly |
| Royal Air Maroc operated by RAM Express |
Agadir, Casablanca, Zagora |
| Strategic Airlines | Amsterdam [begins 30 June 2012] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Ouarzazate". ONDA. http://www.onda.ma/ONDA/An/Espaces/EspacePassagers/LeReseauAeroportuaireONDA/Lesaeroports/Fiches+d%E2%80%99identit%C3%A9+par+a%C3%A9roport/OUARZAZATE/. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ a b Airport information for GMMZ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for OZZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
[edit] External links
- Ouarzazate page at ONDA website
- Current weather for GMMZ at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for OZZ at Aviation Safety Network
