Hostoria Barometer
Marrakech, January 2024
By Badr El Haloui, co-founder of Hostoria, a property management company in Marrakech.
How many passengers at Marrakech airport in January 2024?
In January 2024, Marrakech-Menara airport handled 639,726 passengers, arrivals and departures, +21.6% year on year (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
Of which 624,913 international passengers. Source: ONDA, monthly statistics for Marrakech-Menara airport (official file).
Was January 2024 a good month for Marrakech?
Compared with its normal seasonality, January 2024 underperformed by 6.7% (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer).
January normally weighs 0.89 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 January 2024?
In January 2024, Paris's two airports accounted for 13.3% of international traffic at Marrakech-Menara (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
| Route | Passengers | Share of international |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-Orly | 62,300 | 9.97% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Londres-Gatwick | 48,636 | 7.78% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Madrid | 36,633 | 5.86% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-CDG | 20,865 | 3.34% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Barcelone | 20,380 | 3.26% |
Marrakech compared with other Moroccan airports in January 2024
| Airport | Passengers | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech-Menara | 639,726 | +21.6% |
| Casablanca-Mohammed V | 797,561 | +10.0% |
| Agadir-Al Massira | 218,837 | +19.8% |
| Tanger-Ibn Battouta | 146,859 | +12.6% |
| Fès-Saïss | 129,240 | +3.7% |
| Rabat-Salé | 120,135 | +28.1% |
| Essaouira-Mogador | 14,312 | +31.3% |