Marrakesh Menara Airport (, <!--French is not official in Morocco, but it is de facto widespread and is used in business and government. See references in French language in Morocco-->, ) is an international airport serving Marrakesh, the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region in Morocco. It is an international facility that receives several European flights as well as flights from Casablanca, the Arab world nations and from 2024, flights from North America. The airport served over 6.3 million passengers in 2019.

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command as a hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It functioned as a stopover en route to Casablanca Airfield or to Agadir Airport on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.

In August 1991, the airport reopened after million was spent to extend the runway and refurbish buildings.

Facilities

thumb|Check-in hall

thumb|Apron view

Terminal

Menara Airport has two passenger terminals housed in one large building. A third terminal has been built. The existing T1/T2 offer a space of 42,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> and have a designed capacity of 9 million passengers/year. The separate freight-terminal has 340&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> covered space The air terminals (1 and 2) are and designed to handle passengers per year. Menara is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.

Runway and apron

Aircraft parking space of supports up to fourteen Boeing 737s and four Boeing 747s. The cargo terminal is of covered space.

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|airBaltic|Seasonal: Riga

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|Air Europa|Madrid

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|Air France|Paris–Charles de Gaulle <br /> Seasonal: Nice

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|Air Transat|Montréal–Trudeau

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|Alexandria Airlines|Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh

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|Animawings|Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni

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|Arkia|Tel Aviv

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|Austrian Airlines|Seasonal: Vienna

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|Binter Canarias|Seasonal: Funchal, Tenerife–North

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|British Airways|London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow

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|Chair Airlines|Zurich (begins 2 September 2026)

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|Delta Air Lines| Seasonal: Atlanta

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|Discover Airlines|Frankfurt, Munich

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|easyJet|Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva, Lisbon, Lille, Liverpool, London–Luton, London–Southend, Lyon, Manchester, Milan–Malpensa, Nantes, Nice, Porto, Prague (begins 25 October 2026), Strasbourg, Toulouse <br /> Seasonal: Amsterdam, Belfast–International, Edinburgh, Glasgow

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|El Al|Tel Aviv

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|European Air Charter|Seasonal charter: Sofia

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|Eurowings|Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Prague

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|Iberia|Madrid

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|Jet2.com|Birmingham, Glasgow, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne<br> Seasonal: Leeds/Bradford

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| LOT Polish Airlines|Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin

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|Luxair|Seasonal: Luxembourg

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|Norwegian Air Shuttle|Copenhagen <br /> Seasonal: Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda

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|Qatar Airways| Doha

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|Royal Air Maroc|Barcelona, Bordeaux, Brussels, Casablanca, Dakhla, Laayoune, Nantes, Paris–Orly, Toulouse Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Châlons-Vatry, Eindhoven, Faro, Gran Canaria, London–Stansted, Madrid, Nimes, Rome–Ciampino, Turin, Lanzarote, Tenerife–South

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|Scandinavian Airlines|Seasonal: Copenhagen

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||Geneva

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|TAP Air Portugal|Lisbon

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|Transavia|Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Brest, Brussels, Eindhoven, Lyon, Montpellier, Rennes <br /> Seasonal: Berlin, Boa Vista, Dakar–Diass, Marseille, Praia,|Birmingham, London–Gatwick, Manchester <br /> Seasonal: Bristol

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|TUI fly Belgium|Bologna, Brussels, Lille, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam

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|Turkish Airlines|Istanbul

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|United Airlines| Seasonal: Newark

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|Volotea|Nantes, Strasbourg <br /> Seasonal: Bilbao, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon

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|Vueling|Barcelona <br /> Seasonal: Bilbao, Paris–Orly,

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|Wizz Air|Budapest, London–Gatwick, Milan–Malpensa, Palermo (begins 7 September 2026), Sofia, Warsaw–Chopin <br /> Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni, Cluj-Napoca, Rome–Fiumicino

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;Notes

<small> On selected days, this flight operates from Marrakesh to Zurich via Agadir. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Marrakesh and Agadir. </small><br />

<small> Flights from Boa Vista and Sal to Marrakech operate as round trips that start and end at Paris Orly Airport. </small><br />

<small> Flights from Dakar to Marrakech operate as round trips that start and end at Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport. </small>

Statistics

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"

! Item || 2018 || 2017 || 2016 || 2014 || 2007 || 2006 || 2005 || 2004 || 2003 || 2002

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| Aircraft movements

| || || || || 29,246 || 24,613 || 20,689 || 16,112 || 13,843 || 13,078

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| Passengers

| 5,300,000 || 4,359,865 || 3,894,227 || 4,034,410 || 3,050,916 || 2,648,742 || 2,195,899 || 1,667,267 || 1,368,281 || 1,349,363

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| Freight (tons)

| || || || || 1555.07 || 1307.99 || 2000.40 || 2286.86 || 2092.99 || 2197.70

|}

References

  • Marrakech page at ONDA website
  • Accident history for RAK at Aviation Safety Network
  • RAK Marrakech Airport Information guide for RAK Marrakech Airport