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.

Agadir–Al Massira Airport 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
Map
AGA Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 2,304,045[1] Passenger change 22-23 +29.8%
Source: ONDA/airport website,[2] DAFIF,[3][4]

The airport is located in the commune of Temsia, 20 km southeast of Agadir proper. In 2023, Al Massira International Airport served 2,304,045 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.

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[7]
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria
British Airways	London–Gatwick[8]
Bulgaria Air	Seasonal charter: Sofia[9]
Condor[10]	Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[10] Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich[10]
easyJet	Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin (begins 3 November 2024),[11] Bristol (begins 27 October 2024),[12] Edinburgh (begins 6 November 2024),[12] Geneva, Lisbon,[13] London–Gatwick, London–Luton,[14] Manchester, Nice[15] Seasonal: Glasgow,[14] Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zurich[16]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Prague[17]
Jet2.com	Birmingham (begins 3 October 2024),[18] Bristol (begins 6 October 2024),[18] Glasgow (begins 4 November 2024),[19] Leeds/Bradford (begins 3 October 2024),[18] London–Stansted (begins 3 October 2024),[18] Manchester (begins 3 October 2024),[18] Newcastle upon Tyne (begins 29 March 2026)[20]
Luxair	Luxembourg
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen,[21] Oslo (both begin 30 October 2024)[22]
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca, Dakhla, Laayoune, Paris–Orly
Royal Air Maroc Express	Casablanca
Ryanair	Beauvais, Bergamo, Birmingham,[23] Bordeaux (ends 24 October 2024),[24] Bournemouth,[23] Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn,[25] Dublin,[26] Edinburgh,[23] Fès,[27] Hahn,[28] Kraków, London–Stansted,[26] Manchester,[26] Marseille, Oujda,[27] Perpignan, Strasbourg,[29] Tangier,[27] Tenerife–South, Toulouse, Vienna, Weeze, Wrocław[25] Seasonal: Lisbon, Madrid,[30] Nantes,[30] Porto,[30] Valencia[30]
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm–Arlanda[31][32]
Smartwings	Seasonal charter: Prague[33]
TAP Air Portugal	Seasonal: Lisbon[34]
Transavia	Bordeaux (begins 14 December 2024),[35] Lyon, Nantes, Paris–Orly
TUI Airways	Birmingham, Cardiff (begins 1 May 2025),[36] London–Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne (begins 1 May 2025)[36]
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels,a Lille, Paris–Orly
TUI fly Deutschland	Düsseldorf, Frankfurt
Volotea	Seasonal: Lille (resumes 10 November 2024)[37]
Vueling	Paris–Orly[38]
Wizz Air	Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Warsaw–Chopin[39]

^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[40]	1,334,173	1,544,244	1,922,344

Subject	2010[41]	2009[41]	2008[42]	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Commercial movements[43]	–	–	12,618	14,161[44]	15,221	14,418	13,441	12,670	12,805
Passengers[45]	1,627,485	1,456,217	1,455,194	1,502,094[46]	1,433,353	1,315,752	1,160,127	975,181	934,433
Freight (tons)[47]	–	–	1,165.8	1,145.4	589.6[48]	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. "Office National des aéroports -".
2. Statistics sourced from ONDA website documents and/or airport websites
3. Airport information for GMAD^[usurped] 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". AeroRoutes.
8. "BA returns to Stansted with three routes".
9. "Туроператорът Екватор предлага почивки в Мароко от септември".
10. "Winter 2023-24: Condor reaktiviert Agadir-Flüge". Aviation Direct. 8 March 2023.
11. "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
12. "EasyJet adds 33 routes from UK to winter 2024-25 schedule".
13. "EasyJet NW23 Network Additions – 09JUL23".
14. "EasyJet launches 10 winter holiday routes".
15. "News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA".
16. Liu, Jim. "Edelweiss Air adds 3 African routes in 4Q20". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
17. "Eurowings Adds Prague – Agadir Service from Nov 2023".
18. "Jet2 introduces Morocco flights and holidays".
19. "Airline launches new routes to Marrakesh, Agadir in double Scottish airport win". 18 October 2023.
20. https://www.travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/jet2-to-launch-raft-of-new-routes-for-summer-26/
21. "Norwegian tilbage med Dubai-rute fra København". 21 May 2024.
22. "NORWEGIAN NW24 OSLO – MENA NETWORK ADDITIONS". aeroroutes.com. 21 May 2024.
23. "Ryanair adds UK routes with summer 2024 Morocco expansion".
24. "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport". 15 May 2024.
25. "Winter 2023/24: Ryanair legt wieder Marokko-Flüge ab Wien auf". 24 August 2023.
26. "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". AeroRoutes.
27. "Ryanair Morocco NS24 Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
28. "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.
29. "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
30. "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
31. "SAS flyver til afrikanske Agadir kommende vinter". 10 May 2023.
32. "Sas Vender Tilbage Til Afrika og Flyver Til Agadir den Kommende Vinter - Sas".
33. "Smartwings NS24 Prague – North Africa Charter Additions".
34. "TAP Air Portugal Resumes Agadir Service in NS24".
35. "Transavia France Dec 2024 Bordeaux Network Expansion". AeroRoutes. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
36. "Tui expands summer 2025 programme to more than 10 million seats".
37. "Volotea NW24 Network Additions – 11AUG24".
38. "Vueling to use former Air France slots to launch 32 Paris Orly routes". routesonline.com. 1 October 2021.
39. "Wizz Air ogłosił nową trasę z Lotniska Chopina! Nowość na mapie połączeń, będzie też więcej samolotów".
40. "Office National des aéroports -Je découvre ONDA - Communiqués de presse". onda.ma.
41. source details 2009/2010:Official ONDA report December 2010 Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 December 2011
42. source details 2008:Official ONDA report 2007-2008 ^{[permanent dead link]}
43. Details up to 2006 from Overview traffic movements Morocco Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
44. 207 figures from ONDA site ^{[permanent dead link]}, visited 28 July 2008
45. Details up to 2006 from Overview passengers Morocco Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
46. 2007 figures from: ONDA website ^{[permanent dead link]}, visited 28 July 2008
47. Details up to 2006 from Overview freight Morocco Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document on ONDA site
48. 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

• Agadir Airport Al Massira Website

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