# Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU / GMTA)

**Cherif Al Idrissi Airport** (IATA: AHU, ICAO: GMTA) is a medium airport in Al Hoceima, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma Region, Morocco. It has one runway, 3,204 m (10,511 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Airports of Morocco. In 2022 it handled 87 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AHU / GMTA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Airports of Morocco
- Serves: Al Hoceima, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma Region, Morocco
- Elevation: 29 m / 95 ft
- Coordinates: 35.1771, -3.8395
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,204 m / 10,511 ft
- Passengers: 86,805 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Casablanca
- Website: http://www.onda.ma
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherif_Al_Idrissi_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1370928
- Weather station: GMTA · WMO 60107
- Ident: GMTA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,204 m / 10,511 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 33,735 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 44,257 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 48,628 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 44,841 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 47,276 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 45,560 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 72,044 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 79,324 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 92,121 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 20,715 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 50,558 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 86,805 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [TTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtn.md) Sania Ramel Airport · Morocco · 142 km / 88 mi · Royal Air Maroc Express
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 198 km / 123 mi · Royal Air Maroc Express
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 399 km / 248 mi · Royal Air Maroc Express
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,872 km / 1,163 mi · TUI fly Belgium
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Transavia

### Seasonal (3)

- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,872 km / 1,163 mi · Royal Air Maroc
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Corendon Dutch Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,023 km / 1,257 mi · Royal Air Maroc

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [MST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehbk.md) Maastricht Aachen Airport · Netherlands · 1,912 km / 1,188 mi · Corendon Dutch Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- FN [Royal Air Maroc Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc-express) · 3
- CD [Corendon Dutch Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-dutch-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 2 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 87K (2022) | #1,870 of 3,974 | #124 in Africa | #11 in MA |
| Longest runway | 3,204 m / 10,511 ft | #799 of 29,858 | #123 in Africa | #6 in MA |
| Elevation | 29 m / 95 ft | =37,097 of 43,403 | =2,870 in Africa | #27 in MA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =5 in MA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | AL HOCEIMA TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [NDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmw.md) Nador Al Aaroui International Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [MLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml.md) Melilla Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [TTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtn.md) Sania Ramel Airport · 142 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: “Cherif Al Idrissi Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherif_Al_Idrissi_Airport&oldid=1371387988), 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/gmta/data