Fès–Saïs Airport

Fès–Saïss Airport

مطار فاس سايس الدولي (Arabic)

*Aéroport de Fès-Saïss* (French)
Fès–Saïss Airport; مطار فاس سايس الدولي (Arabic); Aéroport de Fès-Saïss (French)
	IATA: FEZ; ICAO: GMFF;
Summary
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
Map
	FEZ Location of airport in Morocco
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	1,417,881
Passenger change 18-19	+8.22%
	Source: DAFIF

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, Weeze (ends 22 October 2024) Seasonal: Nice^[6]^[7]
Binter Canarias	Seasonal: Gran Canaria
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal: Düsseldorf^[8]^[9]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn^[10]
Royal Air Maroc	Paris–Orly^a
Royal Air Maroc Express	Casablanca
Ryanair	Agadir,^[11] Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo,^[12] Bologna, Bordeaux (ends 25 October 2024),^[13] Charleroi, Clermont-Ferrand,^[14] Dole, Eindhoven, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, London–Stansted, Madrid, Málaga, Marrakesh,^[15] Marseille, Nantes, Nimes, Palma de Mallorca,^[16] Rome–Ciampino, Toulouse, Weeze, Zaragoza^[17] Seasonal: Alicante,^[18] Valencia^[19]
Transavia	Lyon, Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI fly Belgium	Brussels^[20]

^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

Annual passenger traffic at FEZ airport. See Wikidata query.

2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
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 %

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".
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 French).
^ "Air Arabia apre la Fez-Milano Bergamo" [Air Arabia to open FEZ-BGY]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 14 October 2024.
^ @airarabiagroup (14 March 2023). "A compter du 24 juin 2023, envolez-vous au départ de Fès vers Nice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Air Arabia".^{[full citation needed]}
^ https://www.corendonairlines.com/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Corendon fliegt von Düsseldorf nach Fès". 14 February 2024.
^ "Eurowings fliegt von Köln/Bonn nach Fès". 19 March 2024.
^ "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".
^ "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.
^ "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport". 15 May 2024.
^ "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]}

External links

[1] "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".

[WAD-2] Airport information for GMFF^[usurped] from DAFIF (updated 25 April 2011)

[GCM-3] Airport information for FEZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).

[ONDA_2007-2008-4] "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 French).

[5] "Air Arabia apre la Fez-Milano Bergamo" [Air Arabia to open FEZ-BGY]. italiavola.com (in Italian). 14 October 2024.

[6] @airarabiagroup (14 March 2023). "A compter du 24 juin 2023, envolez-vous au départ de Fès vers Nice" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[7] "Air Arabia".^{[full citation needed]}

[8] ttps://www.corendonairlines.com/ ^{[bare URL]}

[9] "Corendon fliegt von Düsseldorf nach Fès". 14 February 2024.

[10] "Eurowings fliegt von Köln/Bonn nach Fès". 19 March 2024.

[11] "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".

[12] "Ryanair May – Oct 2023 Italy Frequency Variations – 14MAY23". Aeroroutes.

[13] "Ryanair announces it is leaving Bordeaux airport". 15 May 2024.

[14] "Ryanair NW22 Network Additions Summary – 09DEC22". Aeroroutes.

[15] "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".

[16] "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions Summary – 26MAR23". Aeroroutes.

[17] "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24".

[18] "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".

[19] "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".

[20] "Cheap flight tickets | Book a flight with TUI fly".^{[full citation needed]}

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