Hostoria Barometer
Marrakech, October 2023
By Badr El Haloui, co-founder of Hostoria, a property management company in Marrakech.
How many passengers at Marrakech airport in October 2023?
In October 2023, Marrakech-Menara airport handled 606,066 passengers, arrivals and departures, +2.9% year on year (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
Of which 583,420 international passengers. Source: ONDA, monthly statistics for Marrakech-Menara airport (official file).
Was October 2023 a good month for Marrakech?
Compared with its normal seasonality, October 2023 underperformed by 7.6% (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer).
October normally weighs 1.14 times an average month at Marrakech airport (seasonal coefficient based on 2024 and 2025). An index of 0.92 means the month did worse than the season would suggest.
Where did Marrakech travellers come from in October 2023?
In October 2023, Paris's two airports accounted for 16.6% of international traffic at Marrakech-Menara (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
| Route | Passengers | Share of international |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-Orly | 54,104 | 9.27% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-CDG | 42,558 | 7.29% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Londres-Gatwick | 39,146 | 6.71% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Madrid | 29,940 | 5.13% |
| Marrakech ⇄ | 21,627 | 3.71% |
Marrakech compared with other Moroccan airports in October 2023
| Airport | Passengers | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech-Menara | 606,066 | +2.9% |
| Casablanca-Mohammed V | 722,358 | −5.3% |
| Agadir-Al Massira | 195,989 | −2.9% |
| Tanger-Ibn Battouta | 164,439 | +13.6% |
| Fès-Saïss | 136,851 | −6.7% |
| Rabat-Salé | 101,443 | +13.3% |
| Essaouira-Mogador | 16,943 | +73.3% |