Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Mohammed V International Airport (ICAO: GMMN / IATA: CMN)
Location (City, Country)
Cassablanca, Morocco
Airport Type & Size
It’s the busiest airport in Morocco and it’s in the top 10 busiest airports of Africa serving Roughly 7.6 million passengers a year.
The airport has 2 parallel runways, which connects to its 50-60 passenger stands.
The airport can handle an A388 and also has roughly 12 E stands available.
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
It’s a decent size airport in Africa, which is able to handle both medium and long haul flights around the world. It’s a central location, which is good for player connections to pretty much any airport (apart from Oceania).
Major Airlines & Routes
The airport is a hub for Royal Air Maroc, Royal Air Maroc Express and Air Arabia Maroc.
It serves mainly East African, Western European, Middle Eastern and some East Coast US airports.
Unique Features or Challenges
A Northern African airport with a unique way to park aircraft on the remote stands. Good central location in the world.
Morocco is undertaking a massive “Airports 2030” expansion plan, investing billions to double passenger capacity to 80 million by 2030, featuring a major new terminal and runway at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport (CMN) to serve as a global hub, plus significant expansions for Marrakech, Agadir, Tangier, and Fez airports, all supported by high-speed rail integration for the upcoming World Cup and tourism goals.
New terminal project (2025–2029)
In May 2025 Morocco’s airports authority Moroccan Airports Authority launched an international tender to build a new H-shaped terminal at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca at an estimated cost of US $1.6 billion.[8][9] The terminal, designed in a “hub-style”, will increase capacity from roughly 15 million to 35 million passengers per year. It will form part of Morocco’s Airports 2030 strategy and is expected to be completed by 2029 in time for the 2030 FIFA World Cup which Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.[10]
The expansion project features:
A new 3,700 m parallel runway, extended taxiways and a new 42 m air traffic control tower.[11]
An integrated high-speed rail (LGV) station linking the airport with Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakesh via the Al Boraq line.[12]
Earthworks began in mid-2025 with main construction slated to follow and full operation targeted for 2029.[13]
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