Oujda-Angad Airport
Oujda-Angad Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airports of Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Oujda, Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,535 ft (468 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′14″N 001°55′26″W / 34.78722°N 1.92389°W | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Morocco | |||||||||||||||
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Oujda-Angad Airport (مطار وجدة أنجاد) (IATA: OUD, ICAO: GMFO) is an airport serving Oujda, a city in the Oriental region in Morocco. It is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Oujda and about 600 kilometres (373 mi) northeast of Casablanca, near the Algerian border.
History
During World War II, the airport was used as a military airfield by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces Twelfth Air Force during the North African campaign. It was called RAF Oujda and Oujda Airfield. Known units assigned were:
- HQ 5th Bombardment Wing, December 1942 – January 1943
- HQ 52d Troop Carrier Wing, 8 May – July 1943
- 68th Reconnaissance Group, November 1942 – 24 March 1943 (Various photo-reconnaissance aircraft)
- 313th Troop Carrier Group, 9 May – 16 June 1943 Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- 319th Bombardment Group, 3 March – 25 April 1943 Martin B-26 Marauder
- 350th Fighter Group, 6 January – 14 February 1943 P-39/P-400 Airacobra
After the Americans moved out their active units in mid-1943, the airport was used as a stopover and landing field for Air Transport Command aircraft on the Casablanca-Algiers transport route. When WWII ended, the control of the airfield was returned to civil authorities.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,535 feet (468 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 06/24 and 13/31 each with an asphalt/bitumen surface and each measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Oujda-Angad Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Brussels, Marseille[citation needed], Murcia, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rabat Seasonal: Barcelona[better source needed], Charleroi[better source needed], Lille[better source needed], Lyon[better source needed], Montpellier |
| Air Nostrum | Seasonal charter: Lisbon, Porto |
| ASL Airlines France | Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Strasbourg |
| Brussels Airlines | Seasonal: Brussels |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Brussels, Düsseldorf, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rotterdam |
| Ryanair | Agadir, Barcelona, Beauvais, Charleroi, Marrakesh, Marseille, Tangier, Toulouse, Weeze |
| Transavia | Paris–Orly Seasonal: Bastia, Lyon,[citation needed] Nantes, Rotterdam/The Hague |
| TUI fly Belgium | Brussels Seasonal: Antwerp, Eindhoven, Lille,[citation needed] Paris–Orly |
Traffic statistics
| Item | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Movements | 3546 | 3108 | 3316 | 3031 | 2303 | 2199 |
| Passengers | 315,006 | 242,080 | 225,444 | 193,036 | 180,406 | 168,385 |
| Cargo (metric tons) | 451.09 | 451.09 | 202.08 | 197.14 | 260.99 | 618.10 |
References
- ↑ "Passenger traffic at Moroccan airports surges 19% in the first half of 2024". Assahifa. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Morocco's airports welcome 18 million travelers". Hespress. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Airport information for GMFO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ "Airport information for OUD". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency - ↑ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ↑ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Oujda, Morocco". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 815. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ↑ "Air Arabia Maroc 1Q25 Rabat Domestic Network Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Air Arabia Maroc launches a direct flight between Barcelona and Oujda". 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ↑ "Air Arabia Maroc va opérer une liaison estivale entre Oujda et Charleroi". www.air-journal.fr. 15 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Air Arabia Maroc NS23 Network Additions – 05FEB23". AeroRoutes.
- 1 2 "Air Nostrum 3Q23 Oujda Scheduled Charters". AeroRoutes.
- ↑ "ASL Airlines France met en vente son programme été 2023 | Air Journal". 10 January 2023.
- ↑ "BRUSSELS AIRLINES SCHEDULES SEASONAL MOROCCO SERVICE IN NS22".
- ↑ Liu, Jim (25 November 2024). "GOL / Royal Air Maroc Begins Codeshare Partnership From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- 1 2 Liu, Jim (13 April 2022). "Royal Air Maroc 3Q22 European Frequency Changes - 11APR22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ "Royal Air Maroc takes on Oujda-Dusseldorf". 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "Royal Air Maroc Adds Oujda – Paris CDG Route in NS23". AeroRoutes.
- ↑ Liu, Jim (30 April 2024). "Royal Air Maroc Adds Rotterdam Seasonal Service From June 2024". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24". AeroRoutes.
- ↑ Liu, Jim (6 March 2023). "Transavia France NS23 Network Additions – 02MAR23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ↑ Liu, Jim (27 June 2022). "Transavia NS22 Belgium/Netherlands Network Expansion". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ "Transavia will fly from Rotterdam to Oujda this summer". Transavia. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Flight plan". tui.be.
- ↑ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 160–166. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ↑ "TUI fly Belgium launches twice-weekly flights between Antwerp and Oujda, Morocco". 8 February 2024.
- ↑ 2007 statistics Source: ONDA PDF-Document [permanent dead link]
- ↑ Statistics until 2006 from Statistics Movements Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document
- ↑ Statistics until 2006 from Overview passengers stats MA Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document
- ↑ Statistics until 2006 from freight stats Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, PDF document
