Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport – Wikipedia

Airport in Morocco

Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport^{[5][6][7][8][9]} (French: Aéroport de Tanger-Ibn Battouta, Arabic: مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة) (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is an international airport serving Tangier^[3] (Tanger in French), the capital city of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region in Morocco. The airport is named after Ibn Battouta (1304–1368), a Moroccan traveler who was born in Tangier. The airport was formerly known as Tanger-Boukhalef Airport.^[10] The airport handled over 1,070,247 passengers in the year 2017.^[11]

Facilities[edit]

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.

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 12,000 m² (129,167 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.^[2]

The airport has two runways but only the longer runway is in active use and 07/25 is closed.^[12] 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.^[2]

The airport has an ILS status (Loc – Glide – DME) and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB.^[2]PAPI lighting available for runway 10/28 for approaches from either direction.^[12]

Tangier-Ibn Battouta is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.^[13]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tangier Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Agadir, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Madrid, Nador, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Valencia Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn (begins 24 June 2023),[14]Montpellier (begins 23 June 2023),[14]Palma de Mallorca (begins 23 June 2023)[15]
Air France	Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle (resumes 23 April 2023)[16]
Alexandria Airlines	Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[17]
Binter Canarias	Seasonal: Gran Canaria (begins 5 July 2023)[18]
Brussels Airlines	Seasonal: Brussels[19]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf (begins 21 June 2023)[20]
Iberia	Madrid, Málaga
Royal Air Maroc	Amsterdama, Brusselsa, Istanbul, Paris–Orlyb Seasonal: Barcelona (begins 24 June 2023),[21]London–Gatwick (begins 24 June 2023),[22]Madrid (begins 24 June 2023)[23]
Royal Air Maroc Express	Al Hoceima, Casablanca
Ryanair	Beauvais, Bergamo, Bordeaux, Charleroi, London–Stansted,[24]Madrid, Málaga,[24]Marseille, Rome–Ciampino,[25]Seville, Toulouse, Valencia, Weeze
TAP Air Portugal	Seasonal: Lisbon (resumes 5 June 2023)
Transavia	Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Antwerp, Brussels, Charleroi, Liège
Vueling	Barcelona, Paris–Orly[26]

^a This flight operates via Nador. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Tangier and Nador.
^b This flight operates via Fez on selected days. However, this carrier does not have rights to transport passengers solely between Tangier and Fez.

Cargo[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Traffic	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2011[28]	2008[29]	2007[30]	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Aircraft movements[31]	?	?	?	?	?	5485	5991	6179	7092	7496	7422	7361
Passengers[32]	1,353,860	1,127,573	1,070,247	848,643	856,818	853,251	849,882	484,391	365,750	292,599	262,698	256,149	259,466	268,829
Freight (tons)[33]	?	?	?	?	587.78	524.79	628.73	621.57	359.78	533.14	495.78	417.20

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[edit]

• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^[34]
• On 23 November 1988, Vickers Viscount G-BBVH of Gibraltar Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.^[35]

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