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 | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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FEZ Location of airport in Morocco | |||||||||||
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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 | Destinations |
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Air Arabia Maroc | Agadir, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Brussels, Errachidia, Istanbul, Lyon, Marrakesh, Montpellier, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Toulouse |
Binter Canarias | Seasonal: Gran Canaria[5] |
Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Düsseldorf |
European Air Charter | Seasonal charter: Sofia[6] |
Iberia | Seasonal: Madrid[7] |
Royal Air Maroc | Paris–Orly Seasonal: Tangier |
Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca |
Ryanair | Barcelona, Beauvais, Bologna,[8] Bergamo, Bordeaux, Charleroi, Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Lisbon, London–Stansted,[9] Madrid, Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Rome–Fiumicino,[10] Seville, Toulouse, Treviso,[11] Valencia, Weeze Seasonal: Alicante,[8] Clermont-Ferrand,[8] Palma de Mallorca,[12] Pisa, Turin |
Transavia | Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague Seasonal: Nantes |
TUI fly Belgium | Seasonal: Brussels, Lille[13] |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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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 % |
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. Prices towards the city vary, but often cost more than 150 dirhams.
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