Fes–Saïss Airport

Saïss Airport
Fès–Saïss Airport
مطار فاس سايس الدولي
IATA: FEZICAO: GMFF
Summary
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 / 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 (2015)
Passengers 886,525
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Saïss Airport or Fès–Saïss Airport (Arabic: مطار فاس سايس الدولي) (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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Maroc Bordeaux (begins 3 December 2016),[4] Montpellier, Paris-Charles de Gaulle (begins 4 December 2016),[5] Toulouse[6]
Corendon Dutch AirlinesSeasonal: Amsterdam
Royal Air MarocParis-Orly
Royal Air Maroc ExpressCasablanca
RyanairBarcelona, 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 BelgiumCharleroi
VuelingSeasonal: Barcelona

Statistics

2010[7]

2008[3]

2007[8]

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

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