Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport

مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة (Arabic)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorONDA
LocationTangier, Morocco
Focus city forAir Arabia Maroc
Royal Air Maroc
Elevation AMSL62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates35°43′37″N 005°55′01″W / 35.72694°N 5.91694°W / 35.72694; -5.91694
Websiteonda.ma
Map
TNG is located in Morocco
TNG
TNG
Location of airport in Morocco
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,500 11,483 Asphalt
7/25 (CLOSED) 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers1,353,860[1]
Passenger change 18-19Increase +20%
Freight (tons) 2017587.78
Sources: ONDA,[2] DAFIF[3][4]

Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport[5][6][7][8][9] Arabic: مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة) (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is an international airport serving Tangier,[3] the capital city of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region in Morocco. The airport is named after Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), a Moroccan traveller 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

TNG - Terminal Entrance
The airport

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

Passenger

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Agadir,[14] Amsterdam,[14] Barcelona,[14] Bilbao,[14] Bordeaux,[15] Brussels, Cologne/Bonn,[16] Girona,[15] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[14] London–Gatwick, Lyon,[17] Madrid,[14] Montpellier,[18] Nador,[14] Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[19] Valencia[citation needed]
Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca[20][better source needed]
Air Cairo Cairo[21]
Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle[22]
Alexandria Airlines Seasonal charter: Sharm El Sheikh[23]
Binter Canarias Seasonal: Gran Canaria[24]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels[25]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn[26]
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn,[27] Düsseldorf[28]
Iberia Madrid, Málaga
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen (begins 13 June 2025)[29]
Royal Air Maroc Amsterdam,a[30] Brussels,a[30] Istanbul,[31] Paris–Orlyb[32]
Seasonal: Barcelona,[33] London–Gatwick,[34] Madrid,[33] Rotterdam[35]
Royal Air Maroc Express Al Hoceima, Casablanca
Ryanair Agadir,[36] Barcelona,[36] Beauvais,[37] Bergamo,[38] Charleroi, Eindhoven,[36] Essaouira,[36] Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden,[36] Lisbon,[36] London–Stansted, Madrid,[39] Málaga, Manchester,[40] Marrakesh,[36] Marseille, Memmingen,[36] Ouarzazate,[36] Oujda,[36] Porto,[41][42] Rome–Ciampino,[43] Seville, Toulouse, Valencia, Weeze[44]
Seasonal: Carcassonne[36]
TAP Air Portugal Seasonal: Lisbon[45]
Transavia Paris–Orly,[46] Rotterdam/The Hague
Seasonal: Nantes[47]
TUI fly Belgium Seasonal: Antwerp, Brussels, Liège
Vueling Barcelona,[48] Paris–Orly[49][50]

^a This flight operates via Nador. However, this carrier does not sell tickets solely between Tangier and Nador.
^b This flight operates via Fez on selected days. However, this carrier does not sell tickets solely between Tangier and Fez.

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Madrid

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at TNG airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011[51] 2008[52] 2007[53] 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Aircraft movements[54] ? ? ? ? ? 5485 5991 6179 7092 7496 7422 7361
Passengers[55] 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)[56] ? ? ? ? 587.78 524.79 628.73 621.57 359.78 533.14 495.78 417.20

Ground transport

Bus: Starting June 5, 2024, Ibn Battuta Airport is served by a dedicated bus line, with a fixed fare of 40 dirhams. The duration of the trip is 40 minutes.

The new line starts from Ibn Battuta Airport, passing through Route de Rabat, Royal Army Avenue, Moulay Ismail Avenue, Beethoven Avenue, Mohammed 5 Avenue, Avenue d’Espagne, and finally arriving at the train station.

Taxi: 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

  • On 13 October 1953, one passenger died on a domestic flight to Casablanca. During the 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 the dangerous terrain and crashed into the mountains. All 106 on board died.[57]
  • On 23 November 1988, Vickers Viscount G-BBVH of Gibraltar Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.[58]

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