Fes Saïss International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Saïss, Fès-Meknès Region (Morocco)

IATA: FEZ ICAO: GMFF

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

1,900 ft

579 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

33.9273°, -4.9780°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#740 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Morocco)

tied #5 of 8 in MA

same length as AGA · #8 of 19 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 FEZ in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #740 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · tied #5 in Morocco.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

FEZ lies at 579 m (1,900 ft), #134 of 650 published airports by elevation and 79.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,434 ft above the Morocco median (466 ft, 8 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA), 88.6 NM, 11,483 ft. RBA has the radius's longest runway, 984 ft more than FEZ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

FEZ runway: 09/27 10,499 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #5 of 8 in Morocco with AGA at 10,499 ft; CMN leads by 1,706 ft (12,205 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
09/27	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Rabat-Salé Airport (Rabat)	`RBA`	88.6 NM (164.1 km)	11,483 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →