Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة
Terminal at Aeroport Tanger Ibn Battouta
IATA: TNG – ICAO: GMTT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ONDA
Location	Tangier, Morocco
Focus city for	Air Arabia Maroc TUI Airlines Belgium Royal Air Maroc
Elevation AMSL	62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates	35°43′37″N 005°55′01″W / 35.72694°N 5.91694°W
Map
TNG Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 3,500 11,483 Asphalt 7/25 (CLOSED) 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft movements 5,485 (year 2,008) Passengers 849,882 Freight (tons) 587.78
Sources: ONDA,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport^{[4][5][6][7][8]} (French: Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta, Arabic: مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة‎‎) (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is an international airport serving Tangier^[2] (Tanger in French), the capital city of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region in Morocco. The airport is named for Ibn Battouta (1304–1368), a Moroccan traveler who was born in Tangier. The airport was formerly known as Tanger-Boukhalef Airport.^[9]

A new airport terminal building was opened in 2008 to provide for many more flights and increased passenger capability, as Tangier has grown rapidly and modernised. The airport is certified by ISO 9001/2000 quality standards.

The airport handled over 856,818 passengers in the year 2015.^[10]

Facilities

Map of the airport.

Aircraft parking space of 40,640 square metres (437,445 sq ft) supports up to four Boeing 737s and one Boeing 747. For small craft two dedicated sections are assigned. The air terminal is 6,200 m² (66,736 sq ft) and designed to handle 1,250,000 passengers per year. The cargo terminal is 529 m² (5,694 sq ft) of covered space.^[1]

The airport has two runways but only the longer runway is in active use and 07/25 is closed.^[11] The 3500 meter long runway 10/28 is open and is capable of handling all sizes of aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 and Airbus A380-800.^[1]

The airport has an ILS status (Loc – Glide – DME) and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB.^[1] PAPI lighting available for runway 10/28 for approaches from either direction.^[11]

Tangier-Ibn Battouta is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.^[12]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia Maroc	Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, London-Gatwick, Madrid, Málaga (begins 4 December 2016),[13] Montpellier, Paris-Charles de Gaulle (begins 4 December 2016)[14]
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Fes
Eurowings operated by Germanwings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Madrid Seasonal: Málaga (begins 21 July 2017)[15]
Royal Air Maroc	Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Barcelona, London–Heathrow, Nador, Fes Seasonal charter: Jeddah, Medina
Royal Air Maroc Express	Casablanca, Gibraltar Seasonal: Madrid
Ryanair	Beauvais, Charleroi, Hahn, Madrid, Marseille
Saudia	Seasonal charter: Jeddah, Medina
TAP Portugal operated by TAP Express	Lisbon
Transavia	Charter: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUIfly Belgium	Charleroi, Paris-Orly Seasonal: Brussels, Liège, Rotterdam
Vueling	Barcelona Seasonal: Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
ASL Airlines Ireland	Lisbon-Portela, Paris-Orly
DHL Aviation	Alicante
Med Airlines	Casablanca, Lisbon-Portela, Paris-Orly, Porto, Zaragoza

Destinations map

Destinations maps
Amsterdam Tangier Barcelona London Madrid Istanbul Montpellier Fes Charleroi Brussels Cologne Porto Lisbon Nador Casablanca Paris Marseille Beauvais Gibraltar Rotterdam Zaragoza European and North African scheduled destinations from Tangier		Jeddah Medina Asia destinations from Tangier

Statistics

Traffic	2015	2014	2011[16]	2008[17]	2007[18]	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Aircraft movements[19]	?	?	?	5485	5991	6179	7092	7496	7422	7361
Passengers[20]	856,818	853,251	849,882	484,391	365,750	292,599	262,698	256,149	259,466	268,829
Freight (tons)[21]	?	?	587.78	524.79	628.73	621.57	359.78	533.14	495.78	417.20

Access

Tangier-Ibn Battouta is served by a dedicated taxi stand. Grand Taxis are available 24 hours a day at the curb in front of the terminal. The price of these taxis is fixed by the Moroccan Government. There are no bus routes that serve the airport directly. Small local taxis may drop off passengers but are forbidden from picking up at the terminal.

Incidents and accidents

• On 13 October 1953, one passenger died on a domestic flight to Casablanca. During initial climb from Tanger the plane encountered unknown problems and made an emergency landing on a beach. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
• On 23 December 1973, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on lease to Royal Air Maroc crashed near the airport after the pilot turned too far to the East in his approach to runway 28. In dark and rainy conditions the plane overflew dangerous terrain and crashed into mountains. All 106 on board died.^[22]
• On 23 November 1988, Vickers Viscount G-BBVH of Gibraltar Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.^[23]

References

1. "Tanger". Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). Retrieved 13 March 2010.
2. "Airport information for GMTT". DAFIF. World Aero Data. Effective October 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
3. "Airport information for GMTT". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
4. "S.M. le Roi inaugure le nouveau Terminal de l'aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta" (in French). Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
5. "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battouta : Inauguration du nouveau Terminal" (in French). Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA). Retrieved 13 March 2010.
6. "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Batouta : NOUVELLE AEROGARE opérationnelle en octobre 2007" (in French). Le Journal de Tanger. Retrieved 13 March 2010. (English translation via Google)
7. "2008 photo of terminal showing name as Aeroport Tanger Ibn Battouta". Panoramio. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
8. "Undated photo of terminal showing name as Aeroport Tanger Ibn Battouta". Panoramio. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
9. "Tangier-Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG / GMTT)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
10. "ارتفاع حركة النقل الجوي بمطار ابن بطوطة بطنجة". 2016-04-26 – via صحيفة هسبريس.
11. Runway information on TAG web about TANGER
12. ONDA website on the VIP service, visited 17 March 2012
13. http://www.air-journal.fr/2016-08-05-air-arabia-maroc-reliera-tanger-a-malaga-5167223.html
14. http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268637/air-arabia-maroc-adds-new-routes-from-dec-2016/
15. "IBERIA Regional adds new seasonal Tangier link in S17". routesonline. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
16. 2011 details from Onda Report 2011
17. source details 2008:ONDA REPORT 2007-2008
18. 2007 details from Comparison 06/07 report from ONDA
19. Details 2002–2006 from ONDA movement report, PDF document
20. Details 2002–2006 from ONDA passenger report, PDF document
21. Details 2002–2006 from ONDA freight report, PDF document
22. Accident details from Aviation Safety database on Tanger Airport, visited 27 July 2008;Footnote: In the database this 1971-accident happened during En Route phase of the flight and not during descent or approach
23. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

External links

• Tanger page at ONDA website
• Current weather for Tanger Aerodrome (GMTT) at NOAA/NWS