AirportsCherif Al Idrissi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Al Hoceima, in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma Region, Morocco. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AHU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AHU
- ICAO code
- GMTA
- City
- Al Hoceima
- State or region
- Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma Region
- Country
- Morocco
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.1771° N, 3.8395° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,204 m (10,511 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AHU means Cherif Al Idrissi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GMTA. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.1771° N, 3.8395° W. It stands 29 metres (95 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Casablanca, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cherif Al Idrissi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,204 metres (10,511 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Morocco on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,204 m 10,511 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nador Al Aaroui International AirportAl Aaroui | NDR | 77 km |
| Melilla AirportMelilla, Spain | MLN | 81 km |
| Sania Ramel AirportTétouan | TTU | 142 km |
| Ceuta HeliportCeuta, Spain | JCU | 155 km |
| Fes Saïss International AirportSaïss | FEZ | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,465 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,620 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,713 km | 7 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,832 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,003 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,754 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,530 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,294 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,729 km | 21 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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