# Bassatine Airport (MEK / GMFM)

**Bassatine Airport** (IATA: MEK, ICAO: GMFM) is a medium airport in Meknes, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,820 m (9,252 ft). It is operated by Royal Moroccan Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmfm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MEK / GMFM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Moroccan Air Force
- Serves: Meknes, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
- Elevation: 576 m / 1,890 ft
- Coordinates: 33.8791, -5.5151
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,820 m / 9,252 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Casablanca
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassatine_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2789070
- Weather station: GMFM · WMO 60150
- Ident: GMFM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,820 m / 9,252 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes |
| 08/26 | 1,957 m / 6,420 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 077° / 257° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,820 m / 9,252 ft | =1,585 of 29,858 | #261 in Africa | #17 in MA |
| Elevation | 576 m / 1,890 ft | =9,446 of 43,403 | =1,707 in Africa | =8 in MA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =1 in MA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARTC | CASABLANCA APP | 124.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [FEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmff.md) Fes Saïss International Airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [NNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmy.md) Kenitra Air Base · 110 km / 68 mi
- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · 116 km / 72 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmfm/data