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Tangier-Boukhalef Airport
Tangier-Boukhalef Airport; مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة
IATA: TNG – ICAO: GMTT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ONDA (Morocco)
Location	Tangier
Elevation AMSL	62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates	35°43′36.90″N 005°55′00.80″W / 35.726917°N 5.916889°WCoordinates: 35°43′36.90″N 005°55′00.80″W / 35.726917°N 5.916889°W
Runways

Tangier-Boukhalef Airport, (IATA: TNG, ICAO: GMTT) is located near Tangier, Morocco. It is named after the famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta. The airport is being expanded and will become larger, including more flights and traffic. This is part of Tangier's rapid development and modernisation projects.

The airport handled over 475.000 passengers in the year 2008^[1].

The airport is certified by ISO 9001/2000 quality standards.

[edit] Runway details

The airport has two runways but only the longer runway is in active use and 07/25 is closed.^[2] The 3500 meter long runway 10/28 is open and is capable of handling all sizes of aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 and Airbus A380-800.

Aircraft stand area totals 40.640 m² offering space for four Boeing 737, one B-747, one Boeing 757 and three Airbus A320. For small craft two dedicated sections are assigned.^[3]

[edit] Navigation

The airport has an ILS status (Loc - Glide - DME) and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB ^[3]

PAPI lighting available for runway 10/28 for approaches from either direction.^[2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Atlanta Icelandic	Reykjavik [begins 24 June]
Air Berlin	Cologne/Bonn
Air Arabia Maroc	Casablanca
Ándalus Líneas Aéreas	Almeria, Barcelona, Malaga
Atlas Blue	Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly
easyJet	Madrid, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Europe Airpost	Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt/Main, Liege, Marrakech, Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Zurich
Iberia	Madrid
Iberia operated by Air Nostrum	Barcelona [seasonal], Málaga [seasonal]
Jetairfly	Brussels, Brussels South-Charleroi [begins 4 April]
Jet4you	Barcelona, Brussels [seasonal]
Regional Air Lines	Casablanca
Royal Air Maroc	Casablanca, London-Heathrow, Paris-Orly
Ryanair	Brussels South-Charleroi, Madrid, Marseille, Milan-Orio al Serio

[edit] Statistics

Traffic	2008 ^[4]	2007^[5]	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Passengers^[6]	484 391	365.750	292.599	262.698	256.149	259.466	268.829
Aircraft movements^[7]	5485	5991	6179	7092	7496	7422	7361
Freight (tons)^[8]	524,79	628,73	621,57	359,78	533,14	495,78	417,20

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 13 October 1953 one passenger died on a domestic flight to Casablanca . During initial climb from Tanger the plane encoutered unknown problems and made an emergency landing on a beach. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 December 1971, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on lease to Royal Air Maroc crashed near the airport after the pilot turned too far to the East in his approach to runway 28. In dark and rainy conditions the plane overflew dangerous terrain and crashed into mountains. All 106 on board died.^[9]^[10]

On 23 November 1988, Vickers Viscount G-BBVH of Gibraltar Airways was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident.^[11]

[edit] References

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^ ^a ^b Runway information on TAG web about TANGER
^ ^a ^b ONDA Presentation Tanger website
^ source details 2008:ONDA REPORT 2007-2008
^ 2007 details from Comparrison 06/07 report from ONDA
^ Details 2002-2006 from ONDA passenger report, PDF document
^ Details 2002-2006 from ONDA movement report, PDF document
^ Details 2002-2006 from ONDA freight report, PDF document
^ Accident details from Aviation Safety database on Tanger Airport, visited 27 July 2008
^ Footnote: In the database this 1971-accident happened during En Route phase of the flight and not during descent or approach
^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881123-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

[edit] External links

Airport information for GMTT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
Airport information for GMTT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
Current weather for GMTT at NOAA/NWS
Accident history for TNG at Aviation Safety Network

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[TAG-1] Runway information on TAG web about TANGER

[ONDP-2] ONDA Presentation Tanger website

[3] source details 2008:ONDA REPORT 2007-2008

[4] 2007 details from Comparrison 06/07 report from ONDA

[5] Details 2002-2006 from ONDA passenger report, PDF document

[6] Details 2002-2006 from ONDA movement report, PDF document

[7] Details 2002-2006 from ONDA freight report, PDF document

[8] Accident details from Aviation Safety database on Tanger Airport, visited 27 July 2008

[9] Footnote: In the database this 1971-accident happened during En Route phase of the flight and not during descent or approach

[ASN231188-10] "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881123-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

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