Hostoria Barometer
Marrakech, May 2023
By Badr El Haloui, co-founder of Hostoria, a property management company in Marrakech.
How many passengers at Marrakech airport in May 2023?
In May 2023, Marrakech-Menara airport handled 621,795 passengers, arrivals and departures, +31.3% year on year (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
Of which 597,678 international passengers. Source: ONDA, monthly statistics for Marrakech-Menara airport (official file).
Was May 2023 a good month for Marrakech?
Compared with its normal seasonality, May 2023 outperformed by 1.9% (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer).
May normally weighs 1.06 times an average month at Marrakech airport (seasonal coefficient based on 2024, 2025 and 2026). An index of 1.02 means the month did better than the season would suggest.
Where did Marrakech travellers come from in May 2023?
In May 2023, Paris's two airports accounted for 17.7% of international traffic at Marrakech-Menara (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
| Route | Passengers | Share of international |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-Orly | 58,365 | 9.77% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-CDG | 47,586 | 7.96% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Londres-Gatwick | 42,255 | 7.07% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Madrid | 30,878 | 5.17% |
| Marrakech ⇄ | 18,278 | 3.06% |
Marrakech compared with other Moroccan airports in May 2023
| Airport | Passengers | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech-Menara | 621,795 | +31.3% |
| Casablanca-Mohammed V | 725,738 | +18.8% |
| Agadir-Al Massira | 186,111 | +17.7% |
| Fès-Saïss | 164,079 | +33.4% |
| Tanger-Ibn Battouta | 163,226 | +38.2% |
| Rabat-Salé | 96,889 | +23.2% |
| Essaouira-Mogador | 17,024 | +79.1% |