Transport in Morocco

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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Timeline 1.1.1 2007 2 Autoroute 3 Airports 3.1 Major Airports 4 National airlines 5 Compagny of way 6 Compagny maritime 7 Compagny of railway 8 Sportcar 9 Airport operator 10 See also

[edit] Railways

1907 km standard-gauge, 1003 km electrified with 3 kV DC.

There are connections to Algeria, and consecutively Tunisia, but since the '90 the connections are closed.

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2007

There are plans for a High speed lines.

[edit] Autoroute

• Rabat - Casablanca (65 km).
• Rabat - Kenitra (35 km).
• Rabat - Fès (167 km).
• Kenitra - Larache (110 km).
• Larache - Tanger (73 km).
• Casablanca - Settat (57 km).
• Périphérique Casablanca (37 km).
• Casablanca - Had Soualem (22,5 km).
• Marrakech - Tamnsourt (15 km).
• Casablanca - Meknès (300 km).
• Settat - Tanger(600 km).
• Had Soualem - El Jadida (63 km)

[edit] Airports

total: 70 (1999 est.)

All airports are operated by ONDA, a public-owned establishment created in 1989.

[edit] Major Airports

Agadir -- Al Massira Airport: (AGA) Flights to most major European cities.

Al Hoceima -- Cherif Al Idrissi Airport: (AHU) Flights to Amsterdam, Casablanca and Tetouan.

Casablanca -- Mohammed V International Airport: (CMN) Arrivals and departures to worldwide destinations.

Fez -- Saïss Airport: (FEZ) Arrivals and departures to Casablanca, Hahn, Marseille, Oujda, Paris, and London.

Laayoune -- Hassan Ier Airport: (EUN) Flights to Agadir, Casablanca, Dakhla and Las Palmas.

Marrakech -- Menara International Airport: (RAK) Flights to Agadir, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Casablanca, Geneva, Hahn, Lille, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Milan, Mulhouse, Nantes, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Toulouse, Verona and Zurich.

Nador -- Taouima Airport: Flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Oujda -- Angads Airport: (OUD) Flights to Amsterdam, Casablanca, Marseille and Paris.

Ouarzazate -- Ouarzazate Airport: (OZZ) Flights to Casablanca and Paris.

Rabat -- Sale Airport: (RBA) Flights to Paris.

Tangier -- Ibn Batouta International Airport: (TNG) Flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, London, Madrid, Mararakech and Paris.

Tetouan -- Sania Ramel Airport: (TTU) Flights to Al Hoceima and Casablanca.

Also many inland flights between the primarily airports.

[edit] National airlines

• Royal Air Maroc
• Atlas Blue
• Jet4you
• Regional Air Lines
• Air Atlas Express
• Mondair

[edit] Compagny of way

• CTM

[edit] Compagny maritime

• Ferrimaroc
• Tarifa-Tanger
• Comanav
• Comarit

[edit] Compagny of railway

• ONCF

[edit] Sportcar

• Laraki

[edit] Airport operator

• ONDA (Morocco)

[edit] See also

• Morocco

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.