Nador International Airport

Nador International Airport

مطار الناظور العروي (Arabic)

Anafag n Ennaḍor Aɛarwi (Berber languages)

Aéroport International de Nador (French)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorONDA
ServesNador, Morocco
Elevation AMSL574 ft / 175 m
Coordinates34°59′20″N 003°01′42″W / 34.98889°N 3.02833°W / 34.98889; -3.02833
Websiteairportnador.com
Map
NDR is located in Morocco
NDR
NDR
Location of the Airport in Morocco
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers772,371[1]
Passenger change 18-19Increase +8.68%
Source: DAFIF[2][3]

Nador International Airport (Berber languages: Anafag en Ennaḍor Aɛarwi; Arabic: مطار الناظور العروي), (IATA: NDR, ICAO: GMMW), is an international airport serving Nador,[2] a city in the Oriental region in Morocco. It is also known as Arwi Airport.

Location

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The original location at Taouima moved to El Aroui, some 14 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Nador city. The airport lies nearly directly along the N2 national road. There is no public transport to the airport. Directly in front of the terminal there is a large (paid) parking-place which is mainly used for people bringing or picking up passengers.

Also outside the terminal there are many Grand Taxis offering shared connections with most major destinations for people flying to Nador. The taxis are also often offered for private-hire: thus where there is only one (group of) passenger(s). Petit Taxis are available to come or go to the town of Al Aroui only.

Overview

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An initial airport was created in 1931 in the village of Tawima (south of Nador town) and was the primary airport for Melilla, since 1947 a Spanish enclave to the north. Following the independence of Morocco, Melilla began steps in creating an airport within Spanish control. In 1969 Melilla Airport opened to provide air travel between the Spanish enclave and mainland Spain.[citation needed]

Nador is a small international airport (Inaugurated in 1999) with links to Morocco's main airports and some European destinations such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. In the summer season it becomes a very busy airport when many Moroccan nationals living in Western Europe and originating from the Rif region (Riffian people) travel through it. The Nador airport is owned and run by the state company ONDA. The main user is Royal Air Maroc but also low-cost carriers like Ryanair, Airarabia, Tuifly, Transavia fly to Nador.[citation needed]

Although most flights are operated using the smaller Boeing 737 or similar, in the summer months the demand for seats is so high that Royal Air Maroc operated weekly flights from Amsterdam Schiphol and Brussels using their Boeing 747; however, in 2012, these flights were replaced by "normal" Boeing 737 flights. The runway and stand are designed to handle jumbos but the facilities like passport control get overwhelmed when a full B-747 arrives.[citation needed]

Following the high number of travelers and flights, an extension Terminal work began in 2016.[citation needed] The old airport was demolished to rebuild the new airport which was inaugurated on July 9, 2021.[citation needed]

In 2009, the airport handled over 307,000 passengers.[4]

Facilities

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Nador International Airport has a single terminal, divided into arrivals and departures, both on the ground floor. Check-in terminals are located at one side of the main terminal hall, while the other side is for baggage retrieval for arriving customers.

The airport has one runway, approximately 3,000 metres long and 45 metres wide. It can handle commercial aircraft up to a Boeing 747.[5] Total aircraft parking space is 54,000 m2, enough for two Boeing 747s or four Boeing 737s.[6] The airport has an ILS Class 1 certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB. PAPI lighting is available when landing on Runway 28.[6]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Nador Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Cologne/Bonn, Hahn,[7] Montpellier, Palma de Mallorca, Rabat (begins 12 January 2025),[8] Strasbourg, Tangier
Seasonal: Madrid
Air Horizont Seasonal charter: Porto[9]
Azores Airlines Seasonal charter: Lisbon[9]
Brussels Airlines Seasonal: Brussels
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf
Seasonal charter: Rotterdam/The Hague
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf
Iberia Seasonal: Alicante, Madrid,[10] Málaga, Palma de Mallorca
Royal Air Maroc Amsterdama, Brusselsb, Casablanca, Tangier
Seasonal: Barcelona,[11] Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Madrid,[11] Rotterdam/The Hague
Ryanair Barcelona, Beauvais, Charleroi, Hahn, Madrid, Marseille, Weeze
Seasonal: Málaga,[12] Toulouse[13][14]
Smartwings Seasonal charter: Prague[15]
Transavia Paris–Orly, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI fly Belgium Brussels, Eindhoven
Seasonal: Antwerp, Liège (begins 25 June 2025),[16] Rotterdam/The Hague (begins 27 June 2025)

^a This flight operates between Tangier and Amsterdam via Nador. However, this carrier does not sell tickets solely between Nador and Tangier.
^b This flight operates between Tangier and Brussels via Nador. However, this carrier does not sell tickets solely between Nador and Tangier.

Ground transport

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The airport is located at Al Arouit and approximately 25 km. from Nador city by road. Other than taxis, no public transport is available. On arrival, meeting incoming flights many grand taxis and petit taxis wait outside the terminal and offer transfers to most regional cities.[17] A paid car-park area is directly outside the terminal, mainly used to bring passengers or pick up arriving passengers. The roads between the airport and Nador city are in good condition and signposted in Arabic and French. The airport lies directly along the main national route N2 (from Tangier to Oujda). From the airport the route to the city uses this N2 in an easterly direction to the north outdoor route N15 to the city.


Since June 23, 2023, a new bus line serves the International airport of Al Aroui to the city of Nador every hour from 08:00 am to 10:00 pm

AIRBUS Line Number: 23 (near the Terminal arrivals terminal)

Traffic statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at NDR airport. See Wikidata query.

Like other Moroccan airports, the traffic is very seasonal. All through the year, Royal Air Maroc (in codeshare with Atlas Blue) flies several times per week to Brussels and Amsterdam, but in the summer season more flights are scheduled. In the peak season, RAM even uses their Boeing 747 jumbojet every week on the route to/from Amsterdam and Brussels instead of the smaller Boeing 737 as they do the rest of the year.

Traffic statistic
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
83.109
+8.39% 		82.010
-1.32% 		81.604
-0.50% 		89.287
+9.41% 		94.380
+5.70% 		110.589
+17.17% 		171.239
+54.84% 		215.045
+25.58%		 307.483
+42.99%		 442.508
+43.30%		 572.388
+29.45%		 602.426
+5.25%		 611.888
+1.57%		 604.013
-1.29%		 602.764
-0.21%		 640.122
+6.20%		 705.276
+10.18 %		 710.559
+0.51%		 772.371
+8.68%		 276.157
-64.28%		 579.417
+109.78%		 836.742
+108.18%		 1.025.652
+22%


Nearly a third of the annual traffic is handled by the airport during the summer months. Because Nador and surroundings aren't (yet) a tourist destination such as Agadir or Marrakesh, nearly all passengers are Moroccan nationals (incl. 2nd and 3rd generation) visiting relatives.[18]

Recent statistics

Item 2010[19] Change % 2009[20] Change % 2008[21] change % 2007[22] 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Passengers[23] 442,508 +43.30% 308,789 + 44.94% 213,045 + 25.50% 171,293 110,589 94,380 89,287 81,604 82,010
Movements[24] n/a[25] n/a 4020 +102.72% 1983 + 7.89% 1838 1614 1634 1368 1001 1009
Cargo (Metric tons)[26] n/a[25] n/a 3.98 - 28.80% 5.59 - 63.58% 15.35 92.33 22.04 74.36 17.27 20.30

References

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  1. ^ "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
  2. ^ a b Airport information for GMMW[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ Airport information for NDR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2010-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ In the summer months Royal Air Maroc flies Boeing 747 services from Amsterdam and Brussels to Nador.
  6. ^ a b ONDA website Présentation Nador, (French), Visited 17 March 2012
  7. ^ "Air Arabia Maroc starts Nador-Frankfurt (Hahn)". 6 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Air Arabia Maroc 1Q25 Rabat Domestic Network Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b presstur.com
  10. ^ "Iberia Adds Seasonal Madrid – Nador Service in 3Q23". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Een onvergetelijke vakantie naar Marokko? » Vakantie Marokko". 23 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
  13. ^ "RYANAIR NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 05DEC22".
  14. ^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
  15. ^ fischer.cz
  16. ^ "TUIfly Belgium Adds Liege – Nador in NS25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  17. ^ ONDA website on access for Nador Airport
  18. ^ Nador Information on Marokko-Info.nl
  19. ^ Passenger statistics for December 2010 Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine with year-totals 2009 and 2010, visited 25 April 2011
  20. ^ Airport Presentation page on ONDA website on Nador Airport, visited 31 July 2010
  21. ^ source details 2008:Official ONDA report 2007-2008
  22. ^ 2007 statistics Source: ONDA PDF-Document
  23. ^ Statistics until 2006 from Overview passengers stats MA Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document
  24. ^ Statistics until 2006 from Statistics Movements Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document
  25. ^ a b for 2010 only passenger figures available
  26. ^ Statistics until 2006 from freight stats Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document
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Media related to Nador - El Aroui Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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