Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tangier, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma Region (Morocco)

IATA: TNG ICAO: GMTT

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

62 ft

19 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.7317°, -5.9215°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#478 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Morocco)

tied #2 of 8 in MA

same length as RBA · #3 of 19 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TNG in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #478 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #2 in Morocco.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TNG lies at 19 m (62 ft), #492 of 650 published airports by elevation and 21.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 404 ft below the Morocco median (466 ft, 8 airports); FEZ is highest at 1,900 ft, 1,838 ft higher than TNG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Sania Ramel Airport (TTU), 30.5 NM, 10,784 ft. Next: AGP 89.2 NM. TNG has the longest runway in this radius, 699 ft over TTU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

TNG runway: 10/28 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #2 of 8 in Morocco with RBA at 11,483 ft; CMN leads by 722 ft (12,205 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07/25	6,562 ft (2000 m / 2.000 km)	98 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 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
Sania Ramel Airport (Tétouan)	`TTU`	30.5 NM (56.5 km)	10,784 ft	—
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (Málaga)	`AGP`	89.2 NM (165.2 km)	10,500 ft	✅ Lighted

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