Fès–Saïs Airport
Fès–Saïss Airport مطار فاس سايس الدولي (Arabic) Aéroport de Fès-Saïss (French) | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  FEZ Location of airport in Morocco | |||||||||||
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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.
Facilities
[edit]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
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Fès–Saïs Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia | Agadir, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bergamo (begins 15 December 2024),[5] Bordeaux, Brussels, Istanbul, Lyon, Marrakesh, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Weeze (ends 22 October 2024) Seasonal: Nice[6][7] |
| Binter Canarias | Seasonal: Gran Canaria |
| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Düsseldorf[8][9] |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn[10] |
| Royal Air Maroc | Paris–Orlya |
| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca |
| Ryanair | Agadir,[11] Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo,[12] Bologna, Bordeaux (ends 25 October 2024),[13] Charleroi, Clermont-Ferrand,[14] Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakesh,[15] Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Palma de Mallorca,[16] Rome–Ciampino, Toulouse, Weeze, Zaragoza[17] Seasonal: Alicante,[18] Valencia[19] |
| Transavia | Lyon, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague |
| TUI fly Belgium | Brussels[20] |
^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
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| 128 778
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189 027
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222 522
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228 399
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333 929
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409 260
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530 432
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743 018
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792 611
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654 691
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790 785
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791 564
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886 525
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892 974
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1 115 595
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Ground transport
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
- ^ a b c Airport information for GMFF[usurped] from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)
- ^ Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Air Arabia apre la Fez-Milano Bergamo" [Air Arabia to open FEZ-BGY]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 14 October 2024.
- ^ @airarabiagroup (14 March 2023). "A compter du 24 juin 2023, envolez-vous au départ de Fès vers Nice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Air Arabia".[full citation needed]
- ^ https://www.corendonairlines.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Corendon fliegt von Düsseldorf nach Fès". 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Eurowings fliegt von Köln/Bonn nach Fès". 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ^ "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport". 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ^ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ^ "Cheap flight tickets | Book a flight with TUI fly".[full citation needed]
