# Dakhla Airport (VIL / GMMH)

**Dakhla Airport** (IATA: VIL, ICAO: GMMH) is a large airport in Dakhla, Western Sahara (disputed territory). It opened in 1993. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports of Morocco. In 2022 it handled 222 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VIL / GMMH
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Airports of Morocco
- Serves: Dakhla, Western Sahara (disputed territory)
- Opened: 1993
- Elevation: 11 m / 36 ft
- Coordinates: 23.7183, -15.9320
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 222,480 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/El_Aaiun
- Website: http://dakhla.net/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakhla_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431176
- Weather station: GMMH · WMO 60034
- Ident: GMMH

## Timeline

- 1993: Dakhla Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 023° / 203° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 66,215 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 65,347 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 76,179 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 96,746 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 127,691 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 154,451 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 168,552 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 202,741 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 256,975 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 129,185 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 195,981 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 222,480 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 472 km / 293 mi · Binter Canarias
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 2,194 km / 1,363 mi · Ryanair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 3,210 km / 1,995 mi · Transavia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VIL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- NT [Binter Canarias](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/binter-canarias) · 1
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 1
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 222K (2022) | #1,488 of 3,974 | #96 in Africa | #1 in EH |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =226 in Africa | #2 in EH |
| Elevation | 11 m / 36 ft | =40,035 of 43,403 | =2,998 in Africa | #7 in EH |
| Age | Opened 1993 | =10,197 of 15,079 | #105 in Africa |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =2 in EH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Dakhla Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dakhla_Airport&oldid=1371387999), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/gmmh/data