# Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU / GMMI)

**Essaouira-Mogador Airport** (IATA: ESU, ICAO: GMMI) is a medium airport in Essaouira, Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco. It has one runway, 2,607 m (8,553 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports of Morocco. In 2022 it handled 96 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ESU / GMMI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports of Morocco
- Serves: Essaouira, Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco
- Elevation: 117 m / 384 ft
- Coordinates: 31.3975, -9.6817
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,607 m / 8,553 ft
- Passengers: 96,354 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Casablanca
- Website: https://www.onda.ma/Nos-A%C3%A9roports/A%C3%A9roport-Essaouira-Mogador
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essaouira-Mogador_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432053
- Weather station: GMMI · WMO 60220
- Ident: GMMI

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,607 m / 8,553 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 159° / 339° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 25,447 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 78,193 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 62,591 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 65,992 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 67,977 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 83,414 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 104,587 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 120,443 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 41,013 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 29,162 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 96,354 | Wikidata |

## Routes

13 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · Morocco · 403 km / 250 mi · Air Arabia Maroc
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,151 km / 715 mi · Ryanair
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,871 km / 1,163 mi · Ryanair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 2,177 km / 1,353 mi · Transavia
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 2,236 km / 1,389 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,417 km / 1,502 mi · Ryanair
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 2,421 km / 1,504 mi · Ryanair
- [NRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlv.md) Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Germany · 2,592 km / 1,611 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (5)

- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 754 km / 469 mi · Vueling
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 1,521 km / 945 mi · Vueling
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 1,684 km / 1,046 mi · easyJet
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,882 km / 1,169 mi · easyJet, Transavia
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 2,039 km / 1,267 mi · easyJet

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 6
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 3 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 2
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 2 · seasonal
- 3O [Air Arabia Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia-maroc) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 96K (2022) | #1,832 of 3,974 | #122 in Africa | #10 in MA |
| Longest runway | 2,607 m / 8,553 ft | #2,031 of 29,858 | #291 in Africa | #18 in MA |
| Elevation | 117 m / 384 ft | =29,412 of 43,403 | #2,647 in Africa | #22 in MA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =5 in MA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 121.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [GMAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmaa.md) Inezgane Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [GMMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmo.md) Taroudant Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [MA-0009](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ma-0009.md) Sidi Zouine Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [MA-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ma-0002.md) Lakhmiss N'Arazane Airport · 141 km / 88 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: “Essaouira-Mogador Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Essaouira-Mogador_Airport&oldid=1371388009), 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/gmmi/data