Fès–Saïs Airport
Fès–Saïss Airport مطار فاس سايس الدولي (Arabic) Aéroport de Fès-Saïss (French) | |||||||||||
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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 / 33.92722°N 4.97806°W | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in Morocco | |||||||||||
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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.
Facilities
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 and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Fès–Saïs Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia | Agadir, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bergamo (begins 15 December 2024),[5] Bordeaux, Brussels, Istanbul, Lyon, Marrakesh, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg, Toulouse Seasonal: Nice[citation needed] |
| Binter Canarias | Seasonal: Gran Canaria[citation needed] |
| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Düsseldorf[citation needed] |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn[citation needed] |
| Royal Air Maroc | Paris–Orlya |
| Royal Air Maroc Express | Casablanca |
| Ryanair | Agadir,[6] Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo,[7] Bologna, Charleroi, Clermont-Ferrand,[8] Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakesh,[9] Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Palma de Mallorca,[10] Rome–Ciampino, Toulouse, Weeze, Zaragoza[11] Seasonal: Alicante,[12] Valencia[13] |
| Transavia | Lyon, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague |
| TUI fly Belgium | Brussels[14] |
^a On selected days, this flight operates from Tangier to Paris via Fez. However, this carrier does not sell tickets solely between Fez and Tangier.
Statistics
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| 128 778
Increase13,92 % |
189 027
Increase46,79 % |
222 522
Increase17,72 % |
228 399
Increase2,64 % |
333 929
Increase46,20 % |
409 260
Increase30,06 % |
530 432
Increase28,81 % |
743 018
Increase40,08 % |
792 611
Increase7,43 % |
654 691
Decrease-17,40 % |
790 785
Increase20,79 % |
791 564
Increase0,1 % |
886 525
Increase12,00 % |
892 974
Increase0,73 % |
1 115 595
Increase24,93 % |
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 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. The rate to the city centre is fixed at 150 dirhams.
References
- ↑ "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Airport information for GMFF[usurped] from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)
- ↑ Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "Trafic Aérien de l'année 2017: Les Aéroports du Maroc franchissent pour la première fois le cap de 20 millions de passagers" (PDF). Office National Des Aéroports (in français).
- ↑ "Air Arabia apre la Fez-Milano Bergamo" [Air Arabia to open FEZ-BGY]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 14 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ↑ "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.
- ↑ "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.
- ↑ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ↑ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.
- ↑ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
- ↑ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ↑ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
- ↑ "Cheap flight tickets | Book a flight with TUI fly".[full citation needed]
