FEZ · Saïss, Morocco
Fes Saïss International Airport.
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Fès–Saïss Airport
International airport serving Fez, Morocco
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for FEZ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3103; ident GMFF; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
onda.ma
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Fès–Saïss Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
FEZ / GMFF
OurAirports ident
GMFF
GPS / local code
GMFF
ISO region
MA-03
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
onda.ma
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431302
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WEST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
WEST
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central Saïss.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Rabat
Languages
Arabic, Berber
Currency
MAD (د.م.)
Country area
446,550 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Airports of Morocco
Owner / entity
Q1431302
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Fes Saïss International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Saïss, Morocco. Saïss's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Casablanca (UTC+01:00, WEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ / GMFF) is at 33.9273° N, 4.9780° W, elevation 1,900 ft (579 m), serving Saïss, Morocco.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Saïss is in Morocco (capital Rabat); on Africa/Casablanca (WEST, UTC+01:00); working languages: Arabic, Berber; currency: MAD (د.م.).
Distance from central Saïss: 12 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for FEZ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ / GMFF)
Fès–Saïss Airport · International airport serving Fez, Morocco
Source identifiers
GMFF · GMFF · MA-03
onda.ma · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Oulad Tayeb
oulad-tayeb · 2.6 km from FEZ
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 15,491 · city coordinates 33.9463, -4.9951
2. Fes
fes · 12 km from FEZ
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 1,191,905 · city coordinates 34.0331, -5.0003
3. Ras el Ma
ras-el-ma · 12 km from FEZ
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 22,345 · city coordinates 33.9740, -5.0961
4. New Fes
new-fes · 14 km from FEZ
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 22,451 · city coordinates 34.0547, -5.0072
5. Fès al Bali
fes-al-bali · 16 km from FEZ
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 156,000 · city coordinates 34.0701, -4.9547
6. Sefrou
sefrou · 17 km from FEZ
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 87,234 · city coordinates 33.8319, -4.8280
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. RBA GMME
Rabat-Salé Airport · Rabat
164 km from FEZ · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · elevation 276 ft (84 m) · airport coordinates 34.0515, -6.7515
2. CMN GMMN
Mohammed V International Airport · Casablanca
250 km from FEZ · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · elevation 656 ft (200 m) · airport coordinates 33.3675, -7.5900
3. AGP LEMG
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Málaga
309 km from FEZ · Europe/Madrid · +1h · elevation 53 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates 36.6749, -4.4991
Route-time reference set
1. FEZ-RBA
Rabat · 164 km · 1h 2m
Africa/Casablanca · +0h from FEZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. FEZ-CMN
Casablanca · 250 km · 1h 9m
Africa/Casablanca · +0h from FEZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. FEZ-AGP
Málaga · 309 km · 1h 13m
Europe/Madrid · +1h from FEZ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for FEZ.
Runway identifiers
09/27
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. RBA GMME
Rabat-Salé Airport · Rabat · 164 km from FEZ
large airport · Africa/Casablanca · morocco · 276 ft (84 m) · 34.0515, -6.7515
2. CMN GMMN
Mohammed V International Airport · Casablanca · 250 km from FEZ
large airport · Africa/Casablanca · morocco · 656 ft (200 m) · 33.3675, -7.5900
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport crossed the million passengers mark in 2017.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FEZ.
Country and authority
FEZ sits in Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco), whose capital is Rabat. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Northern Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic, Berber. Currency context: MAD (د.م.). FEZ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Fez, Morocco. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431302 · Fes-Saïss Airport. Administrative area: Fès-Meknès. Named after: Fez
Field and clock profile
Fes Saïss International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 1,900 ft (579 m), positioned at 33.9273° N, 4.9780° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,499 ft / 3,200 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Casablanca (WEST, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Oulad Tayeb is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.6 km. RBA Rabat is the closest retained airport alternative at 164 km.
Country airport peers
FEZ is compared with RBA Rabat at 164 km, CMN Casablanca at 250 km inside the retained Morocco airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
FEZ-RBA Rabat: 164 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. FEZ-CMN Casablanca: 250 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. FEZ-AGP Málaga: 309 km, about 1h 13m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident GMFF backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. onda.ma is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Runway identifiers
09/27
OurAirports classifies FEZ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Saïss.
FEZ (GMFF) is a moderate-elevation field at 1,900 ft (579 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
FEZ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
FEZ's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,499 ft / 3,200 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Airports of Morocco is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for FEZ.
- The airport crossed the million passengers mark in 2017.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at onda.ma, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for FEZ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
FEZ uses Africa/Casablanca (WEST, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Fes Saïss International Airport is about 12 km from central Saïss; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
RBA Rabat is the closest retained alternate at 164 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
onda.ma is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place FEZ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
FEZ ranks #2 in the curated Morocco airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 3 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
FEZ shares Africa/Casablanca with CMN Casablanca MA · RBA Rabat MA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
FEZ is 1,900 ft (579 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KLV 1,989 ft (606 m) (89 ft delta) · MAD 1,998 ft (609 m) (98 ft delta) · PRN 1,789 ft (545 m) (111 ft delta) · DAM 2,020 ft (616 m) (120 ft delta) · ISB 1,761 ft (537 m) (139 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
FEZ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are RBA 164 km +0h · CMN 250 km +0h · AGP 309 km +1h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabat | RBA | 164 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Casablanca | CMN | 250 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Málaga | AGP | 309 km | 1h 13m | +1h | --:--:-- |
FEZ to RBA
Rabat
Distance 164 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Africa/Casablanca is +0h from FEZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FEZ to CMN
Casablanca
Distance 250 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Africa/Casablanca is +0h from FEZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FEZ to AGP
Málaga
Distance 309 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +1h from FEZ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Saïss is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Fes is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Fes Saïss International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from FEZ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Oulad Tayeb
oulad-tayeb · 2.6 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fes
fes · 12 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ras el Ma
ras-el-ma · 12 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
New Fes
new-fes · 14 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fès al Bali
fes-al-bali · 16 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sefrou
sefrou · 17 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aïn Taoujdat
ain-taoujdat · 22 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Imouzzer Kandar
imouzzer-kandar · 22 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sabaa Aiyoun
sabaa-aiyoun · 36 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
El Hajeb
el-hajeb · 45 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ifrane
ifrane · 46 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ouislane
ouislane · 47 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Fes Saïss International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Rabat (RBA), Casablanca (CMN), Málaga (AGP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m; identifiers 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Airports of Morocco.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from FEZ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Rabat-Salé AirportRBA
Rabat · large airport
- Distance
- 164 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 276 ft (84 m)
Compare against RBA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Mohammed V International AirportCMN
Casablanca · large airport
- Distance
- 250 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 656 ft (200 m)
Compare against CMN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Málaga-Costa del Sol AirportAGP
Málaga · large airport
- Distance
- 309 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 53 ft (16 m)
Compare against AGP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) in?▾
Fes Saïss International Airport is in the Africa/Casablanca timezone (UTC+01:00, WEST).
What are the codes for Fes Saïss International Airport?▾
Fes Saïss International Airport uses IATA code FEZ and ICAO code GMFF.
Where is Fes Saïss International Airport located?▾
Fes Saïss International Airport is located in Saïss, Morocco at coordinates 33.9273° N, 4.9780° W, with an elevation of 1,900 ft (579 m) (moderate-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Fes Saïss International Airport from central Saïss?▾
Fes Saïss International Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Saïss.
Which route reference is most useful from FEZ?▾
Rabat (RBA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone Africa/Casablanca, and a +0h difference from FEZ.
What other airports in Morocco are close peers to FEZ?▾
FEZ's curated peers in Morocco on this site include RBA Rabat, CMN Casablanca.
How many runways does Fes Saïss International Airport have?▾
Fes Saïss International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,499 ft / 3,200 m; identifiers include 09/27.