Fès–Saïs Airport
Saïss Airport Fès–Saïss Airport مطار فاس سايس الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ONDA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Fes, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,900 ft / 579 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′38″N 004°58′41″W / 33.92722°N 4.97806°W | ||||||||||
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  FEZ Location of airport in Morocco | |||||||||||
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Saïss Airport or Fès–Saïss Airport (Template:Lang-ar) (IATA: FEZ, ICAO: GMFF) is an airport serving Fès,[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]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia Maroc | Bordeaux (begins 3 December 2016),[4] Montpellier, Paris-Charles de Gaulle (begins 4 December 2016),[5] Toulouse[6] |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
| Royal Air Maroc | Paris-Orly |
| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca |
| Ryanair | Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Charleroi, Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, London-Stansted, Madrid, Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Rome-Ciampino, Saint-Étienne, Toulouse, Weeze Seasonal: Pisa |
| Transavia France | Paris-Orly |
| TUIfly Belgium | Charleroi |
| Vueling | Seasonal: Barcelona |
Statistics
2010[7]
- 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[8]
- Aircraft movements: 4,341
- Passengers: 333,929
- Cargo (tons): 400.38
Ground transport
The airport Fez Saiss is located about 13 km from the city center of Fez. 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. Taxis are available for hire at the exit of the passenger terminal. Prices towards the city vary, but often cost more than 150 dirhams.
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for GMFF from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)
- ^ Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ a b "ONDA PDF-Document 2007–2008" (PDF). ONDA.
- ^ http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2016/08/19/air-arabia-maroc-fes-bordeaux-3-decembre_n_11603692.html
- ^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268637/air-arabia-maroc-adds-new-routes-from-dec-2016/
- ^ http://airlineroute.net/2015/12/02/3o-feztls-s16/
- ^ Passenger statistics for December 2010 with year-totals 2009 and 2010, visited 25 April 2011
- ^ "ONDA PDF-Document" (PDF). ONDA.
