Hostoria Barometer
Marrakech, April 2023
By Badr El Haloui, co-founder of Hostoria, a property management company in Marrakech.
How many passengers at Marrakech airport in April 2023?
In April 2023, Marrakech-Menara airport handled 573,614 passengers, arrivals and departures, +39.8% year on year (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
Of which 550,896 international passengers. Source: ONDA, monthly statistics for Marrakech-Menara airport (official file).
Was April 2023 a good month for Marrakech?
Compared with its normal seasonality, April 2023 underperformed by 7.5% (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer).
April normally weighs 1.08 times an average month at Marrakech airport (seasonal coefficient based on 2024, 2025 and 2026). An index of 0.93 means the month did worse than the season would suggest.
Where did Marrakech travellers come from in April 2023?
In April 2023, Paris's two airports accounted for 16.9% of international traffic at Marrakech-Menara (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
| Route | Passengers | Share of international |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-Orly | 51,370 | 9.32% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-CDG | 41,594 | 7.55% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Londres-Gatwick | 41,023 | 7.45% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Madrid | 29,127 | 5.29% |
| Marrakech ⇄ | 17,495 | 3.18% |
Marrakech compared with other Moroccan airports in April 2023
| Airport | Passengers | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech-Menara | 573,614 | +39.8% |
| Casablanca-Mohammed V | 586,567 | +27.0% |
| Agadir-Al Massira | 164,803 | +29.7% |
| Fès-Saïss | 141,951 | +44.1% |
| Tanger-Ibn Battouta | 137,415 | +51.4% |
| Rabat-Salé | 85,178 | +42.6% |
| Essaouira-Mogador | 16,161 | +107.5% |