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Marrakesh Menara Airport

ICAO GMMX31.6048°N 8.0358°W471 m / 1,545 ftLarge airport

Marrakech Menara Airport 1 — Jason7825 · Public domain · Commons

Marrakesh Menara Airport (IATA: RAK, ICAO: GMMX) is a large airport in Marrakesh, Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco. It opened in 1942. It has one runway, 3,100 m (10,170 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Moroccan Air Force. In 2022 it handled 4.9 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1942–1942

1942

OpenedMarrakesh Menara Airport opens.

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

10/28096° / 276° · LIT

LENGTH3,100 m10,170 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022

3.4M

3.4M

3.8M

4.0M

4.0M

3.9M

4.4M

5.3M

6.4M

1.5M

1.5M

4.9M

111213141516171819202122

Routes

119 destinations · 34 countries

Year-round87

CMNMohammed V International AirportMorocco · Royal Air Maroc Express, Royal Air Maroc200 km124 mi ERHMoulay Ali Cherif AirportMorocco · Ryanair346 km215 mi FEZFes Saïss International AirportMorocco · Ryanair385 km239 mi TNGTangier Ibn Battuta AirportMorocco · Ryanair499 km310 mi TTUSania Ramel AirportMorocco · Ryanair510 km317 mi FAOFaro - Gago Coutinho International AirportPortugal · Ryanair602 km374 mi AGPMálaga-Costa del Sol AirportSpain · easyJet651 km405 mi OUDOujda Angads AirportMorocco · Ryanair670 km416 mi SVQSeville AirportSpain · Ryanair675 km419 mi EUNLaayoune Hassan I International AirportWestern Sahara · Royal Air Maroc706 km439 mi LISLisbon Humberto Delgado AirportPortugal · Ryanair, easyJet, TAP Air Portugal804 km500 mi LPAGran Canaria AirportSpain · Ryanair818 km508 mi ALCAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportSpain · Ryanair1,007 km626 mi MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Ryanair, Iberia, Air Europa1,066 km662 mi OPOFrancisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · Ryanair, easyJet1,074 km667 mi VLCValencia AirportSpain · Ryanair1,111 km690 mi VILDakhla AirportWestern Sahara · Royal Air Maroc1,171 km728 mi ZAZZaragoza AirportSpain · Ryanair1,280 km795 mi SDRSeve Ballesteros-Santander AirportSpain · Ryanair1,366 km849 mi BCNJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportSpain · Ryanair, Vueling, Royal Air Maroc1,405 km873 mi GROGirona-Costa Brava AirportSpain · Ryanair1,493 km928 mi PGFPerpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) AirportFrance · Ryanair1,568 km974 mi TLSToulouse-Blagnac AirportFrance · Ryanair, easyJet, Royal Air Maroc1,570 km976 mi BODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · easyJet, Transavia, Royal Air Maroc1,602 km995 mi MPLMontpellier-Méditerranée AirportFrance · Transavia1,696 km1,054 mi FNINîmes-Arles-Camargue AirportFrance · Ryanair1,736 km1,079 mi MRSMarseille Provence AirportFrance · Ryanair, Royal Air Maroc1,755 km1,091 mi NTENantes Atlantique AirportFrance · easyJet, Volotea, Transavia +11,813 km1,127 mi NCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · easyJet, Royal Air Maroc1,891 km1,175 mi BESBrest Bretagne airportFrance · Transavia1,897 km1,179 mi RNSRennes-Saint-Jacques AirportFrance · Transavia1,907 km1,185 mi TUFTours Val de Loire AirportFrance · Ryanair1,911 km1,187 mi LYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · easyJet, Transavia, Royal Air Maroc1,935 km1,202 mi GVAGeneva International AirportSwitzerland · easyJet2,029 km1,261 mi TRNTurin AirportItaly · Ryanair2,031 km1,262 mi PMOFalcone–Borsellino AirportItaly · Wizz Air2,055 km1,277 mi DLEDole Tavaux AirportFrance · Ryanair2,064 km1,283 mi ORYParis-Orly AirportFrance · Transavia, TUI fly Belgium, Royal Air Maroc2,094 km1,301 mi PSAPisa International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,098 km1,304 mi MXPMilan Malpensa International AirportItaly · Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air2,125 km1,320 mi CDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France, easyJet, Royal Air Maroc2,129 km1,323 mi CIACiampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,152 km1,337 mi BVABeauvais-Tillé airportFrance · Ryanair2,158 km1,341 mi XCRChalons Vatry airportFrance · Ryanair2,168 km1,347 mi BGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,186 km1,358 mi BLQBologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportItaly · TUI fly Belgium2,210 km1,373 mi BSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgFrance · easyJet2,214 km1,376 mi BRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,242 km1,393 mi NAPNaples International AirportItaly · Ryanair, easyJet2,243 km1,394 mi ZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Chair Airlines2,255 km1,401 mi LGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air +12,267 km1,409 mi LHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways2,294 km1,425 mi SXBStrasbourg AirportFrance · easyJet, Volotea2,297 km1,427 mi LILLille AirportFrance · easyJet, TUI fly Belgium2,300 km1,429 mi SENLondon Southend AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,332 km1,449 mi CRLBrussels South Charleroi AirportBelgium · Ryanair2,337 km1,452 mi LTNLondon Luton AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,339 km1,453 mi TSFTreviso AirportItaly · Ryanair2,339 km1,453 mi STNLondon Stansted AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,354 km1,463 mi BHXBirmingham AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +12,374 km1,475 mi BRUBrussels AirportBelgium · Ryanair, Transavia, TUI fly Belgium +12,380 km1,479 mi HHNFrankfurt-Hahn AirportGermany · Ryanair2,402 km1,493 mi DUBDublin AirportIreland · Ryanair2,431 km1,511 mi LPLLiverpool John Lennon AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair, easyJet2,452 km1,524 mi MANManchester AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com, TUI Airways, Ryanair +12,462 km1,530 mi EINEindhoven AirportNetherlands · Ryanair, Transavia2,464 km1,531 mi FRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Discover Airlines2,467 km1,533 mi CGNCologne Bonn AirportGermany · Ryanair2,479 km1,540 mi RTMRotterdam The Hague AirportNetherlands · TUI fly Belgium2,480 km1,541 mi MUCMunich AirportGermany · Discover Airlines2,499 km1,553 mi NRNWeeze (Niederrhein) AirportGermany · Ryanair2,507 km1,558 mi AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · Transavia2,525 km1,569 mi NCLNewcastle International AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com, Ryanair2,653 km1,648 mi GLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,713 km1,686 mi EDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · Ryanair2,731 km1,697 mi PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · easyJet2,762 km1,716 mi HAMHamburg Helmut Schmidt AirportGermany · easyJet2,841 km1,765 mi BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · Ryanair2,891 km1,796 mi BUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Ryanair, Wizz Air2,904 km1,804 mi SOFSofia AirportBulgaria · Wizz Air3,025 km1,880 mi CPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · Norwegian Air Shuttle3,121 km1,939 mi WAWWarsaw Chopin AirportPoland · Wizz Air3,275 km2,035 mi ISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines3,431 km2,132 mi ARNStockholm-Arlanda AirportSweden · Ryanair3,664 km2,277 mi TLVBen Gurion International AirportIsrael · Sun d'Or International Airlines, Arkia4,029 km2,504 mi YULMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportCanada · Air Transat5,753 km3,575 mi DOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways5,804 km3,606 mi

Seasonal48

ACECésar Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · Ryanair611 km380 mi FNCCristiano Ronaldo International AirportPortugal · Binter Canarias831 km516 mi TFNTenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportSpain · Binter Canarias871 km541 mi TFSTenerife Sur AirportSpain · Ryanair913 km567 mi SCQSantiago-Rosalía de Castro AirportSpain · Vueling1,256 km780 mi PMIPalma de Mallorca AirportSpain · Ryanair1,314 km816 mi BIOBilbao AirportSpain · Volotea, Vueling1,376 km855 mi BODBordeaux–Mérignac AirportFrance · Volotea1,602 km995 mi LRHLa Rochelle Île de Ré AirportFrance · Ryanair1,724 km1,071 mi MRSMarseille Provence AirportFrance · Transavia1,755 km1,091 mi LIGLimoges AirportFrance · Ryanair1,773 km1,102 mi NCENice-Côte d'Azur AirportFrance · Air France1,891 km1,175 mi LYSLyon Saint-Exupéry AirportFrance · Volotea1,935 km1,202 mi ORYParis-Orly AirportFrance · Vueling2,094 km1,301 mi DSSBlaise Diagne International AirportSenegal · Transavia2,095 km1,302 mi FCORome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportItaly · Wizz Air2,127 km1,322 mi SIDAmílcar Cabral International AirportCape Verde · Transavia2,236 km1,389 mi BRSBristol AirportUnited Kingdom · TUI Airways2,242 km1,393 mi ZRHZürich AirportSwitzerland · Edelweiss Air2,255 km1,401 mi BVCAristides Pereira International AirportCape Verde · Transavia2,284 km1,419 mi LILLille AirportFrance · Volotea2,300 km1,429 mi LUXLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLuxembourg · Luxair2,328 km1,447 mi VXECesaria Evora International AirportCape Verde · Transavia2,376 km1,476 mi RAINelson Mandela International AirportCape Verde · Transavia2,428 km1,509 mi DUBDublin AirportIreland · Aer Lingus2,431 km1,511 mi DUSDüsseldorf AirportGermany · Eurowings2,502 km1,555 mi AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholNetherlands · easyJet2,525 km1,569 mi LBALeeds Bradford AirportUnited Kingdom · Jet2.com2,527 km1,570 mi BFSBelfast International AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,567 km1,595 mi GLAGlasgow AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,713 km1,686 mi EDIEdinburgh AirportUnited Kingdom · easyJet2,731 km1,697 mi PRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Eurowings2,762 km1,716 mi VIEVienna International AirportAustria · Austrian Airlines2,767 km1,719 mi BERBerlin Brandenburg AirportGermany · Transavia2,891 km1,796 mi ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Aegean Airlines2,989 km1,857 mi KRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Ryanair3,081 km1,914 mi CPHCopenhagen Kastrup AirportDenmark · Scandinavian Airlines3,121 km1,939 mi CLJAvram Iancu Cluj International AirportRomania · Wizz Air3,180 km1,976 mi WAWWarsaw Chopin AirportPoland · LOT Polish Airlines3,275 km2,035 mi OTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · Wizz Air, Animawings3,286 km2,042 mi OSLOslo-Gardermoen International AirportNorway · Norwegian Air Shuttle3,478 km2,161 mi ARNStockholm-Arlanda AirportSweden · Norwegian Air Shuttle3,664 km2,277 mi RIXRiga International AirportLatvia · AirBaltic3,732 km2,319 mi HELHelsinki Vantaa AirportFinland · Norwegian Air Shuttle4,003 km2,487 mi MEDPrince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz AirportSaudi Arabia · Royal Air Maroc4,712 km2,928 mi JEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia4,781 km2,971 mi EWRNewark Liberty International AirportUnited States · United Airlines5,884 km3,656 mi ATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportUnited States · Delta Air Lines6,983 km4,339 mi

Seasonal charter2

SOFSofia AirportBulgaria · European Aviation Air Charter3,025 km1,880 mi SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · Alexandria Airlines4,089 km2,541 mi

Most destinationsRyanair 54easyJet 28Transavia 17Royal Air Maroc 14Wizz Air 9Volotea 6

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from RAK. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Marrakesh Menara Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country

Passengers4.9M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#343of 3,974 · #17 Africa · #2 MA Longest runway3,100 m10,170 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=951of 29,823 · #157 Africa · #11 MA Elevation471 m1,545 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=11,667of 43,341 · #1,912 Africa · #11 MA AgeOpened 19422026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,791of 15,079 · =35 Africa · #2 MA Runways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =176 Africa · =5 MA

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

2 channels

APPMARRAKECH APP119.700

TWRMARRAKECH TWR118.700