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Marrakech Airport

10,197,736 passengers used Marrakech Airport in 2025, the first year above 10 million. Marrakech Airport is the gateway to the medina, the High Atlas, the Agafay desert and the Atlantic coast at Essaouira.

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Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK) lies on the south-western edge of the city, about 6 km by road from Jemaa el-Fna, and is run by Morocco's state operator ONDA.

10.2 mpassengers in 2025
about 6 kmto Jemaa el-Fna
1,550parking spaces
16 mcapacity after expansion

Facts & figures

Marrakech Airport in figures

Official name: Marrakech Menara International Airport (Aéroport Marrakech-Ménara)
IATA / ICAO: RAK / GMMX
Operator: Office National des Aéroports (ONDA), Morocco's state airport operator
Passengers: 10,197,736 (2025) · 9,263,261 (2024)
January to September 2026: 8,113,680 passengers, about 10 % more than a year earlier
Distance to centre: about 6 km by road to Jemaa el-Fna
Location: south-west of the city, next to the Menara gardens
Elevation: 471 m (1,545 ft) above sea level
Runway: 10/28, 3,100 m × 45 m, bitumen
Car parks: 3 car parks, about 1,550 spaces
Expansion: terminal to about 142,000 m², capacity 16 million, target 2028

Onward from the terminal

Getting around from Marrakech Airport

Four decisions come up in the first twenty minutes after landing at Marrakech Airport: collecting a hire car, buying a fixed-price ticket at the taxi counter or meeting a pre-booked driver, catching bus 19 and, for those meeting passengers, choosing a car park. Marrakech Airport is compact, with the taxi counter and the bus stop outside the arrivals exit. The four pages below go into the detail.

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Taxi & transfers

Fixed prices, official taxis and private transfers to your hotel or the port.

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Parking

Official car parks, charges and cheaper alternatives nearby.

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Bus & getting there

Public buses, journey times and fares to the centre and the resorts.

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Getting there

From Marrakech Airport to Marrakech and the resorts

About 6 km of road lie between Marrakech Airport and Jemaa el-Fna, so taxi and bus both reach the medina in about 20 minutes. Taxis are sold at fixed, zone-based fares at a counter outside arrivals; bus 19 runs to Jemaa el-Fna, Gueliz and the railway station. No train serves Marrakech Airport, and coaches to Essaouira and Agadir leave from the bus stations in town. Prices marked “about” are guide values.

Transport	Destination	Duration	Price	Frequency
Taxi (fixed-fare counter)	Gueliz, Hivernage, city centre	about 15 min	about 110 MAD	24 hours, ticket at the counter
Taxi (fixed-fare counter)	Medina, Jemaa el-Fna	about 15-20 min	about 120-130 MAD	24 hours, ticket at the counter
City bus line 19	Jemaa el-Fna, Gueliz, railway station	about 20-30 min	about 30 MAD single (reported)	every 20-30 min by day
Pre-booked transfer	Riad, hotel, Atlas, coast	door to door	fixed when you book	driver meets your flight
Coach from the city	Essaouira, Agadir	about 3 h to Essaouira	see Supratours and CTM	from the bus stations in town, not from the airport
Hire car	all of Morocco	handover at the airport	depends on season	desks at the terminal and shuttles to off-site branches

With your own car you do not depend on timetables: car hire at Marrakech Airport. For groups and late arrivals a fixed transfer price is worth it.

Taxi area outside the arrivals exit of Marrakech Airport

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Live flights at Marrakech Airport

877,833 passengers passed through Marrakech Airport in September 2026 alone, most of them on flights from Europe. The live board shows arrivals and departures at Marrakech Airport with flight number, airline, origin or destination and current status, which is most useful for anyone timing a pick-up from a riad in the medina or from a hotel in the Palmeraie.

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Terminal

Terminal and services at Marrakech Airport

One connected terminal complex handles every scheduled and charter flight at Marrakech Airport. Operators still refer to its halls as Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, but passengers walk between them under one roof, and the boarding pass and the screens show the check-in zone. The best-known part is the white hall with its diamond-lattice façade, which carries solar panels on the roof.

Passport control comes before the baggage hall on arrival and after security on departure, because almost every flight at Marrakech Airport is international: 837,349 of the 877,833 passengers of September 2026 were on international flights. ONDA lists bank and exchange counters in the public hall and after customs, a tax-refund desk, a medical post, shops, cafés and a Wi-Fi network. Ramps, lifts and assistance staff are available for passengers with reduced mobility.

A pay-per-use lounge operates in the departures area after passport control, and ONDA sells a fast-track service for the controls; ONDA's own pages name the lounge and assistance operator National Aviation Services, while lounge programmes may list the lounge under another brand. Queues at passport control are the main time risk at Marrakech Airport, on arrival as much as on departure, and airlines generally advise being at the airport three hours before an international flight.

Building work is part of the picture until 2028. The expansion that started in 2025 enlarges the terminal to about 142,000 m² and reorganises the forecourt, the access roads and the car parks, so walking routes outside the building and the position of the taxi and bus stops can change from season to season. Follow the signs on the day rather than an older map.

Services in the terminal

Wi-Fi network for passengers' own devices
Bank and exchange counters in the public hall and after customs
Tax-refund desk
Pay-per-use lounge and paid fast track in departures
Medical post
Assistance, ramps and lifts for passengers with reduced mobility
Fixed-fare taxi counter outside arrivals, open 24 hours
Bus 19 stop beyond the taxi area
Car hire desks and shuttle pick-up points
Three open-air car parks

Location

Location, access and distances

Marrakech Airport lies on the south-western edge of the city, beside the Menara gardens; Morocco's aeronautical publication places the airfield 3.5 km from the city's reference point, and the drive to Jemaa el-Fna is about 6 km. The airport road joins Avenue Guemassa and then the avenues of Hivernage and Gueliz, so no motorway is involved for a transfer into town. Traffic is slowest in the early evening.

For the Atlantic coast, drivers leave Marrakech Airport westwards on the national road to Essaouira, about 180 km away. The motorway to Agadir starts south-west of the city and takes about three hours for roughly 250 km; press reports put the toll for a car at about 90 to 110 dirhams. The High Atlas valleys of Ourika and Imlil lie 60 to 70 km to the south on ordinary roads, and the road to Ouarzazate crosses the Tizi n'Tichka pass at more than 2,200 m.

Travellers without a car continue from the city rather than from Marrakech Airport. The railway station in Gueliz, about 5 km from the terminal, has trains to Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier, and the coach stations of Supratours and CTM serve Essaouira and Agadir. Bus 19 calls at the railway station, and a taxi ticket from the airport counter to Gueliz costs about 110 to 120 dirhams.

Distances from Marrakech Airport

Jemaa el-Fna (medina) – about 6 km · about 15-20 min
Gueliz and railway station – about 5 km · about 15 min
Palmeraie – about 14 km · about 25-30 min
Imlil (High Atlas) – about 65 km · about 1 h 30 min
Essaouira – about 180 km · about 2 h 30 min
Agadir – about 250 km · about 3 h

Address: Aéroport Marrakech-Ménara, B.P. 13201, Marrakech, Morocco · Phone: +212 5 24 44 79 10 · GPS 31.6086, -8.0408

Apron of Marrakech Airport with parked aircraft

History & airlines

The history of Marrakech Airport

Marrakech Airport began as a military airfield. During the Second World War the United States Army Air Forces used the field as a hub of their Air Transport Command for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel on the North African route between Cairo and Dakar. The Royal Moroccan Air Force still shares the site with civil aviation; Morocco's aeronautical information publication names ONDA and the air force as the two operators.

The modern era of Marrakech Airport started in August 1991, when the airport reopened after the runway had been lengthened and the buildings refurbished. A second terminal followed in 2005, solar panels were fitted to the terminal roof by June 2008, and a further terminal extension opened in 2016. Traffic grew from about 1.4 million passengers in 2000 to 3.1 million in 2008 and 5.3 million in 2018.

The year 2025 brought 10,197,736 passengers, 10 % more than the 9,263,261 of 2024 and the first total above 10 million; the first nine months of 2026 added another 8,113,680. In March 2026 the Skytrax World Airport Awards named Marrakech Airport the best regional airport in Africa. Because the terminal now handles more passengers than its nominal capacity of about 8 to 9 million, ONDA awarded an expansion contract to the Moroccan builder Jet Contractors in August 2025: the terminal is to grow to about 142,000 m² and capacity to 16 million passengers a year. The transport ministry put progress at 15 % at the end of September 2026 and named 2028 as the target, two years before Morocco co-hosts the football World Cup.

France and the United Kingdom are the two markets that shape the timetable of Marrakech Airport today. In September 2026 Paris Orly carried 61,746 passengers and Paris Charles de Gaulle 53,778, ahead of London Gatwick with 37,480, Madrid with 35,597 and London Stansted with 27,279. Domestic flights play a small part: 367,654 of the 8,113,680 passengers of the first nine months of 2026 flew within Morocco, although that segment grew by a quarter.

Airlines at Marrakech Airport

Royal Air Maroc
Air Arabia Maroc
Ryanair
easyJet
British Airways
Jet2.com
TUI Airways
Wizz Air
Aer Lingus
Transavia
Air France
Iberia
Vueling
Eurowings
Lufthansa
Edelweiss Air
TAP Air Portugal
Binter Canarias

Terminal building of Marrakech Airport with its white lattice façade

Parking at Marrakech Airport

Three open-air car parks with about 1,550 spaces serve Marrakech Airport: Parking 1 with 740 spaces, Parking 2 with 460 and Parking 3 with 350, according to ONDA. Payment is made on leaving.

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Taxi & transfers

About 110 to 130 dirhams is what a taxi from Marrakech Airport to the city centre or Jemaa el-Fna costs at the official taxi counter, according to a 2026 visitor guide.

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Questions & answers

Frequently asked questions about Marrakech Airport

How far is Marrakech Airport from the medina?

About 6 km of road separate Marrakech Airport from Jemaa el-Fna. A taxi takes about 15 to 20 minutes and costs about 120 to 130 dirhams at the airport counter; bus 19 is reported at about 30 dirhams.

Who operates Marrakech Airport?

The Office National des Aéroports (ONDA), Morocco's state airport operator, runs Marrakech Airport. The Royal Moroccan Air Force shares the airfield.

How busy is Marrakech Airport?

10,197,736 passengers used Marrakech Airport in 2025, which makes Marrakech Airport the second-busiest airport in Morocco. The first nine months of 2026 brought 8,113,680 passengers, about 10 % more than a year earlier.

Which airlines fly from the UK to Marrakech Airport?

Ryanair, easyJet, British Airways, Jet2.com, TUI Airways and Wizz Air are listed on routes from UK airports to Marrakech Airport. The flight from London takes about three and a half hours.

Can I hire a car at Marrakech Airport with no deposit?

Yes, some local companies at Marrakech Airport offer cars with no deposit or with a low deposit, and accept a debit card or cash. Our partner's comparison lets you filter for exactly these offers.

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