Agadir–Al Massira Airport

Agadir–Al Massira Airport (Arabic: مطار المسيرة, romanized: Matar al-Maseera; French: Aéroport Al Massira; IATA: AGA, ICAO: GMAD) is an international airport serving Agadir,^[3] a major city in southwest Morocco and the capital of Souss-Massa region. The airport is located in the commune of Temsia, 20 km southeast of Agadir proper. In 2007, Al Massira International Airport served 1,502,094 passengers. In later years, Agadir and its tourism boomed, having new flights introduced to Al Massira from new airports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Agadir–Al Massira Airport Aéroport Al Massira مطار المسيرة Matar al-Maseera
IATA: AGA ICAO: GMAD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ONDA
Serves	Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco
Location	Temsia, Souss-Massa, Morocco
Elevation AMSL	226 ft / 69 m
Coordinates	30°19′30″N 009°24′47″W / 30.32500°N 9.41306°W / 30.32500; -9.41306
Map
AGA Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 2,008,465^[1] Passenger change 18-19 +4.46%
Source: ONDA/airport website,^[2] DAFIF,^[3]^[4]

Facilities

Runway and apron

The runway in direction 09/27 measures 3,200 by 45 metres (10,499 ft × 148 ft). Aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 can land on the airport. The airport has an ILS Class II certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – 2 X NDB.^[5]

Parking space for the aircraft is 170,000 square metres (1,829,865 sq ft) which results in space for ten Boeing 737s and three Boeing 747s.^[5]

Terminal

Total terminal area is 26,550 square metres (285,782 sq ft) and projected capacity is 3 million passengers per year.^[5] There is one large waiting room, divided in two to provide for national flights (no customs) and international flights. Passengers flying to Casablanca with a connecting international flight can pass through passport control in Agadir to save transfer time at Mohammed V. Agadir is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Agadir–Al Massira Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Fès, Rabat, Tangier
airBaltic	Seasonal: Riga (begins 4 November 2023)^[7]
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria
Bulgaria Air	Seasonal charter: Sofia^[8]
Condor	Seasonal: Düsseldorf (resumes 2 November 2023),^[9] Frankfurt (resumes 1 November 2023),^[9] Hamburg (resumes 4 November 2023),^[9] Munich (resumes 2 November 2023)^[9]
easyJet	Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva, Lisbon (begins 31 October 2023),^[10] London–Gatwick, London–Luton^[11] Seasonal: Glasgow,^[11] Lyon, Manchester, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich^[12]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Prague (begins 1 November 2023)^[13]
Jet2.com	Birmingham (begins 3 October 2024),^[14] Bristol (begins 6 October 2024),^[15] Glasgow (begins 4 November 2024),^[16] Leeds/Bradford (begins 3 October 2024), ^[17] London–Stansted (begins 3 October 2024),^[18] Manchester (begins 3 October 2024)^[19]
Luxair	Luxembourg
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca, Dakhla, Laayoune, Paris–Orly
Royal Air Maroc Express	Casablanca
Ryanair	Beauvais, Bergamo, Bordeaux, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn (begins 29 October 2023),^[20] Dublin, Hahn, Kraków, London–Stansted, Manchester, Marseille, Perpignan, Strasbourg, Tenerife–South, Toulouse, Vienna (begins 31 October 2023),^[20] Weeze, Wrocław (begins 31 October 2023)^[20] Seasonal: Lisbon, Madrid,^[21] Nantes,^[22] Porto,^[23] Valencia^[24]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda (both begin 4 November 2023)^[25]^[26]
Transavia	Lyon, Nantes, Paris–Orly
TUI Airways	Birmingham, London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels,^a Lille, Paris–Orly
TUI fly Deutschland	Düsseldorf, Frankfurt
Vueling	Paris–Orly^[27]
Wizz Air	Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Warsaw–Chopin (begins 31 October 2023)^[28]

^a This flight operates via Marrakech. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Agadir and Marrakech.

Traffic statistics

ONDA reported the following statistics regarding Al Massira Airport.

Annual passenger traffic at AGA airport. See Wikidata query.

	2016	2017	2018
Passengers^[29]	1,334,173	1,544,244	1,922,344

Subject	2010^[30]	2009^[30]	2008^[31]	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Commercial movements^[32]	–	–	12,618	14,161^[33]	15,221	14,418	13,441	12,670	12,805
Passengers^[34]	1,627,485	1,456,217	1,455,194	1,502,094^[35]	1,433,353	1,315,752	1,160,127	975,181	934,433
Freight (tons)^[36]	–	–	1,165.8	1,145.4	589.6^[37]	714.1	1,723.4	1,328.1	1,708.7

Accidents and incidents

• On 21 August 1994, Royal Air Maroc Flight 630, crashed approximately ten minutes after take-off from Agadir Airport. All 44 passengers and crew on board were killed. The crash is believed to have been a deliberate act by the aircraft's pilot.

References

1. "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
2. Statistics sourced from ONDA website documents and/or airport websites
3. Airport information for GMAD 6 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
4. Airport information for AGA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
5. "Agadir Airport". ONDA website. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
6. ONDA website on the VIP service, visited 17 March 2012
7. "AIRBALTIC NW23 NETWORK EXPANSION – 11MAY23".
8. "Туроператорът Екватор предлага почивки в Мароко от септември".
9. "Winter 2023-24: Condor reaktiviert Agadir-Flüge". Aviation Direct. 8 March 2023.
10. "EasyJet NW23 Network Additions – 09JUL23".
11. "EasyJet launches 10 winter holiday routes".
12. Liu, Jim. "Edelweiss Air adds 3 African routes in 4Q20". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
13. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230707-ewnw23aga
14. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays
15. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays
16. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23862356.scotland-flights-new-jet2-morocco-marrakesh-agadir-routes/
17. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays
18. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays
19. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/jet2-introduces-morocco-flights-and-holidays
20. https://aviation.direct/winter-2023-24-ryanair-legt-wieder-marokko-fluege-ab-wien-auf
21. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
22. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
23. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
24. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
25. "SAS flyver til afrikanske Agadir kommende vinter". 10 May 2023.
26. "Sas Vender Tilbage Til Afrika og Flyver Til Agadir den Kommende Vinter - Sas".
27. "Vueling to use former Air France slots to launch 32 Paris Orly routes". routesonline.com. 1 October 2021.
28. "Wizz Air ogłosił nową trasę z Lotniska Chopina! Nowość na mapie połączeń, będzie też więcej samolotów".
29. "Office National des aéroports -Je découvre ONDA - Communiqués de presse". www.onda.ma.
30. source details 2009/2010:Official ONDA report December 2010 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2011
31. source details 2008:Official ONDA report 2007-2008^{[permanent dead link]}
32. Details up to 2006 from Overview traffic movements Morocco 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
33. 207 figures from ONDA site^{[permanent dead link]}, visited 28 July 2008
34. Details up to 2006 from Overview passengers Morocco 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
35. 2007 figures from: ONDA website^{[permanent dead link]}, visited 28 July 2008
36. Details up to 2006 from Overview freight Morocco 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
37. 2006 + 2007 figures from ONDA website^{[permanent dead link]}, visited 28 July 2008

External links

  Media related to Agadir – Al Massira Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Accident history for AGA at Aviation Safety Network
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for GMAD at SkyVector
• Current weather for GMAD at NOAA/NWS