Fès–Saïs Airport

Saïss Airport or Fès–Saïss Airport (Arabic: مطار فاس سايس الدولي) (IATA: FEZ, ICAO: GMFF) is an airport serving Fez,^[2] the capital city of the Fès-Meknès region in Morocco. The airport crossed the million passengers mark in 2017^[4] for the first time of its history by totalising 1,115,595 travelers.

Fès–Saïss Airport مطار فاس سايس الدولي (Arabic) Aéroport de Fès-Saïss (French)
IATA: FEZ ICAO: GMFF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ONDA
Serves	Fez, Morocco
Elevation AMSL	1,900 ft / 579 m
Coordinates	33°55′38″N 004°58′41″W / 33.92722°N 4.97806°W / 33.92722; -4.97806
Map
FEZ Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,200 12,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 1,417,881^[1] Passenger change 18-19 +8.22%
Source: DAFIF^[2]^[3]

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 579 metres (1,900 ft) 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).^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Fès–Saïs Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Agadir, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Brussels, Istanbul, Lyon, Marrakesh, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Weeze Seasonal: Nice^[5]^[6]
Binter Canarias	Seasonal: Gran Canaria
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins 23 June 2024)^[7]^[8]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn (begins 13 July 2024)^[9]
Royal Air Maroc	Paris–Orly^a
Royal Air Maroc Express	Casablanca
Ryanair	Agadir, Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Bordeaux (ends 25 October 2024),^[10] Charleroi, Clermont-Ferrand, Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakesh, Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Palma de Mallorca, Rome–Ciampino, Toulouse, Weeze, Zaragoza Seasonal: Alicante,^[11] Valencia^[12]
Transavia	Lyon, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels^[13]

^a On selected days, this flight operates from Tangier to Paris via Fez. However, this carrier does not sell tickets solely between Fez and Tangier.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at FEZ airport. See Wikidata query.

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
128 778  13,92 %	189 027  46,79 %	222 522  17,72 %	228 399  2,64 %	333 929  46,20 %	409 260  30,06 %	530 432  28,81 %	743 018  40,08 %	792 611  7,43 %	654 691  -17,40 %	790 785  20,79 %	791 564  0,1 %	886 525  12,00 %	892 974  0,73 %	1 115 595  24,93 %

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 Fez. 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. The rate to the city centre is fixed at 150 dirhams.

References

1. "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
2. Airport information for GMFF^[usurped] from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)
3. Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
4. "Trafic Aérien de l'année 2017: Les Aéroports du Maroc franchissent pour la première fois le cap de 20 millions de passagers" (PDF). Office National Des Aéroports (in French).
5. @airarabiagroup (14 March 2023). "A compter du 24 juin 2023, envolez-vous au départ de Fès vers Nice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. "Air Arabia".^{[full citation needed]}
7. https://www.corendonairlines.com/
8. https://www.aerotelegraph.com/corendon-fliegt-von-duesseldorf-nach-fes
9. https://www.aerotelegraph.com/eurowings-fliegt-von-koeln-bonn-nach-fes
10. "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport".
11. "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
12. "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
13. "Cheap flight tickets | Book a flight with TUI fly".^{[full citation needed]}

External links

• Current weather for GMFF at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for FEZ at Aviation Safety Network