Hassan I Airport Explained

Hassan I Airport
Laayoune Airport
Iata:EUN
Icao:GMML
Pushpin Map:Western Sahara
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Western Sahara
Pushpin Label:EUN
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public/Military
Operator:Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA)
City-Served:Laayoune
Location:Western Sahara
Elevation-F:207
Elevation-M:63
Coordinates:27.1517°N -13.2192°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:2,701
R1-Length-F:8,861
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:04/22
R2-Length-M:2,500
R2-Length-F:8,202
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:[1]
Stat2-Header:Passenger change 18-19
Stat2-Data: +15.25%
Stat3-Header:Cargo (tonnes) 2008
Footnotes:Sources: ONDA,[2] DAFIF[3]

Hassan I Airport (Arabic: مطار الحسن الأول, Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Aeropuerto Internacional de El Aaiún – Hassan I, French: Aéroport international Laâyoune – Hassan I<sup>er</sup>) is an airport serving Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara. The airport is named after Hassan I of Morocco. It is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA. Due to the particular political situation of Western Sahara, this airport appears in the Moroccan AIP as GMML and in the Spanish AIP as GSAI.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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

Accidents and incidents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019.
  2. http://www.onda.ma/ONDA/Fr/Espaces/EspacePassagers/LeReseauAeroportuaireONDA/Lesaeroports/Fiches+d%E2%80%99identit%C3%A9+par+a%C3%A9roport/LAAYOUNE/ Airport information for Laayoune (GMML)
  3. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  4. Web site: El Aaiun Airport information in the Spanish AIP . 16 February 2023 . 24 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624043953/https://www.aena.es/csee/ccurl/277/304/LE_AD_2_GSAI_en.pdf . bot: unknown .
  5. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules CN-AOB Laayoune-Hassan I Airport (EUN) . 2023-08-11 . aviation-safety.net.