AirportsEssaouira-Mogador Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Essaouira, in Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ESU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ESU
- ICAO code
- GMMI
- City
- Essaouira
- State or region
- Marrakech-Safi Region
- Country
- Morocco
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.3975° N, 9.6817° W
- Elevation
- 117 m (384 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,607 m (8,553 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ESU means Essaouira-Mogador Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GMMI. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.3975° N, 9.6817° W. It stands 117 metres (384 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Safi, about 109 km away in a straight line.
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
Essaouira-Mogador Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,607 metres (8,553 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Morocco on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,607 m 8,553 ft | 45 m | Bitumen | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Al Massira AirportAgadir (Temsia) | AGA | 122 km |
| Marrakesh Menara AirportMarrakesh | RAK | 158 km |
| Ouarzazate International AirportOuarzazate | OZZ | 269 km |
| Mohammed V International AirportCasablanca | CMN | 294 km |
| Beni Mellal AirportOulad Yaich | BEM | 337 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,125 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,233 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,314 km | 8 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,356 km | 3 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,729 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,602 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,153 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,917 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 18,204 km | 22 h 25 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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