Hassan I Airport

For the airport in India, see Hassan Airport (Karnataka).

Hassan I Airport (Arabic: مطار الحسن الأول, Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Aaiún – Hassan I, French: Aéroport international Laâyoune – Hassan I^er, IATA: EUN, ICAO: GMML) is an airport serving Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara. The airport is named after Hassan I of Morocco. It is operated by the Moroccan state-owned company ONDA. Due to the particular political situation of Western Sahara, this airport appears in the Moroccan AIP as GMML and in the Spanish AIP as GSAI.^[5]

Hassan I Airport Laayoune Airport مطار الحسن الأول (Arabic) Aéroport Laâyoune Hassan 1 (French) Aeropuerto Internacional de El Aaiún – Hassan I (Spanish)
IATA: EUN ICAO: GMML
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA)
Serves	Laayoune
Location	Western Sahara
Elevation AMSL	207 ft / 63 m
Coordinates	27°09′06″N 013°13′09″W
Map
EUN Location of airport in Western Sahara
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,701 8,861 Asphalt 04/22 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 255,610[1] Passenger change 18-19 +15.25% Cargo (tonnes) 2008 498.46
Sources: ONDA,[2] DAFIF[3][4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Laayoune Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Binter Canarias	Gran Canaria
Royal Air Maroc	Agadir,[6] Casablanca, Dakhla,[6] Gran Canaria,[7] Rabat

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at EUN airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

• On 4 December 1976, a Lockheed C-130H Hercules (CN-AOB) of the Royal Moroccan Air Force was reportedly shot down by rebels near here after departure. It is unknown if there were any fatalities.^[8]

See also

• Legal status of Western Sahara

References

1. "Aéroports du Maroc : Trafic Aérien de l'année 2019".
2. Airport information for Laayoune (GMML) from Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA)
3. Airport information for Hassan I (GMML)^[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
4. Airport information for EUN / GMML at Great Circle Mapper.
5. "El Aaiun Airport information in the Spanish AIP" (PDF). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. "Royal Air Maroc Adds New Domestic Routes from June 2015". Routesonline.
7. "Royal Air Maroc Adds New Las Palmas/Gran Canaria Routes from March 2016". Routesonline.
8. "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules CN-AOB Laayoune-Hassan I Airport (EUN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

External links

• Current weather for GMML at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for Laayoune-Hassan I Airport (EUN) at Aviation Safety Network