Morocco’s airports welcomed a total of 26,040,927 passengers during the first eight months of 2026, up 8.81% compared to the same period in 2025, according to the Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA).
This total is divided between international air traffic (+8.82% to 23,228,711 passengers) and domestic air traffic (+8.76% to 2,812,216 passengers), specifies ONDA in its commercial air traffic statistics for the month of August 2026.
Casablanca Mohammed V airport reached 8,252,410 passengers, followed notably by Marrakech-Ménara (7,235,705), Agadir-Al Massira (2,498,637), Tangier Ibn Batouta (2,058,606), and Rabat-Salé (1,695,890) airports, the same source stated.
International air traffic was boosted in particular by the strong performance of the European market, which remains the leading provider of passengers with 19,268,771 travelers (+9.22% year-on-year).
The South American, North American, and African markets also showed strong performances, with respective increases of 33.53% to 71,684 passengers, 13.08% to 689,808 passengers, and 13.31% to 1,391,786 passengers. Traffic with Maghreb countries, meanwhile, increased by 9.36% to 347,736 people.
On the other hand, traffic with the Middle and Far East declined by 2.43% to 1,458,926 passengers.
Furthermore, Moroccan airports recorded 190,342 aircraft movements at the end of August 2026, up 9.72% year-on-year. Mohammed V airport reached 64,589 movements, ahead of Marrakech-Ménara (47,291) and Agadir-Al Massira (17,073).
Meanwhile, Air freight reached 74,714.46 tons during the first eight months of the year, representing an increase of 13.82% compared to the same period in 2025.
In the month of August 2026 alone, Morocco’s airports welcomed 3,757,512 passengers.
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