Hostoria Barometer
Marrakech, March 2024
By Badr El Haloui, co-founder of Hostoria, a property management company in Marrakech.
How many passengers at Marrakech airport in March 2024?
In March 2024, Marrakech-Menara airport handled 767,709 passengers, arrivals and departures, +18.8% year on year (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
Of which 751,161 international passengers. Source: ONDA, monthly statistics for Marrakech-Menara airport (official file).
Was March 2024 a good month for Marrakech?
Compared with its normal seasonality, March 2024 underperformed by 4.8% (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer).
March normally weighs 1.05 times an average month at Marrakech airport (seasonal coefficient based on 2024, 2025 and 2026). An index of 0.95 means the month did worse than the season would suggest.
Where did Marrakech travellers come from in March 2024?
In March 2024, Paris's two airports accounted for 12.6% of international traffic at Marrakech-Menara (Hostoria Marrakech Short-Term Rental Barometer, based on ONDA data).
| Route | Passengers | Share of international |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech ⇄ Londres-Gatwick | 63,248 | 8.42% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-Orly | 60,142 | 8.01% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Madrid | 39,625 | 5.28% |
| Marrakech ⇄ Paris-CDG | 34,815 | 4.63% |
| Marrakech ⇄ | 26,164 | 3.48% |
Marrakech compared with other Moroccan airports in March 2024
| Airport | Passengers | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech-Menara | 767,709 | +18.8% |
| Casablanca-Mohammed V | 705,030 | −4.3% |
| Agadir-Al Massira | 247,137 | +22.2% |
| Tanger-Ibn Battouta | 133,396 | −1.0% |
| Fès-Saïss | 130,576 | +4.0% |
| Rabat-Salé | 118,501 | +30.9% |
| Essaouira-Mogador | 20,356 | +43.1% |