Hostoria Barometer
Marrakech, December 2023
By Badr El Haloui, co-founder of Hostoria, a property management company in Marrakech.
How many passengers at Marrakech airport in December 2023?
In December 2023, Marrakech-Menara airport handled 658,393 passengers, arrivals and departures, +12.3% year on year (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
Of which 642,393 international passengers. Source: ONDA, monthly statistics for Marrakech-Menara airport (official file).
Was December 2023 a good month for Marrakech?
Compared with its normal seasonality, December 2023 outperformed by 9.0% (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer).
December normally weighs 1.05 times an average month at Marrakech airport (seasonal coefficient based on 2024 and 2025). An index of 1.09 means the month did better than the season would suggest.
Where did Marrakech travellers come from in December 2023?
In December 2023, Paris's two airports accounted for 13.8% of international traffic at Marrakech-Menara (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
| Route | Passengers | Share of international |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-Orly | 57,806 | 9.00% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Londres-Gatwick | 56,965 | 8.87% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Madrid | 31,470 | 4.90% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-CDG | 31,051 | 4.83% |
| Marrakech ⇄ | 22,500 | 3.50% |
Marrakech compared with other Moroccan airports in December 2023
| Airport | Passengers | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech-Menara | 658,393 | +12.3% |
| Casablanca-Mohammed V | 816,954 | +3.1% |
| Agadir-Al Massira | 221,406 | +14.3% |
| Tanger-Ibn Battouta | 146,692 | +15.5% |
| Fès-Saïss | 133,391 | +11.0% |
| Rabat-Salé | 126,256 | +36.0% |
| Essaouira-Mogador | 16,082 | +39.1% |