Nador International Airport:
Nador International Airport is an airport in Nador province serving the city of Nador, Morocco (IATA: NDR, ICAO: GMMW). It is also known by its former name Taouima International Airport and Al Aroui International Airport. Nador is a small international airport with links to MA main airport and some NW European destinations (B, NL, D). Busy airport in summer as many Morocan nationals living in NW Europe originate from Nador province (mainly the Tarifit-Berbers) . Airport is state run by the same company as all other Moroccam public airports (ONDA).
[edit] Terminal and passenger facilities
Nador International Airport has a single terminal, divided in arrivals and departures, both on the ground floor and sharing the public/open area with basic facilities as a coffee-shop, snack-corner and small shop. Check-in terminals are located at one side of the main terminal hall, while the other side is for the baggage check for arriving customers. After passport control there is a waiting-room, a smoking-lounge and a small room for praying. The tax-free shop is closed. On boarding you leave via controlled doors and walk to the plane.
Outside the terminal building there is a paid parking lot and -on arrival of a scheduled flight- taxi's are available for connection to Nador and other locations. No other forms of public transport are available.
[edit] Access to the airport
The airport is located near Taouima and aprox. 30 km. from Nador city by road. No public transport as trains or regular busses are available.
On arrival-time of an incoming flight many grand taxi's wait outside the terminal and offer transfers to most regional cities.[1]
A paid car-park area is directly outside 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.
[edit] Traffic statistics
[2]
| Item |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| Movements[3] |
1838 |
1614 |
1634 |
1368 |
1001 |
1009 |
| Passengers[4] |
171.293 |
110.589 |
94.380 |
89.287 |
81.604 |
82.010 |
| Cargo (Metric tons)[5] |
15,35 |
92,33 |
22,04 |
74,36 |
17,27 |
20,30 |
[edit] Runway information
The airport has one runway of 3.000 meter long and 45 meter wide and can handle commercial aircraft up to a Boeing 747[6]. Total parking space of 54.000 m² which results in two Boeing 747 and three Boeing 737.
[edit] Navigation
The airport has an ILS Class 1 certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB
PAPI lighting available when landing on runway 28
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources statistics
- ^ ONDA website on access for Nador Airport
- ^ 2007 statistics Source: ONDA PDF-Document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from Statistics Movements, PDF document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from Overview passengers stats MA, PDF document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from freight stats, PDF document
- ^ Note: In summer-season several RAM B747 visit NDR each week.
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