CASABLANCA AIRPORT (CMN) INFORMATION

Casablanca Airport, officially named Mohammed V International Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Casablanca in the African country of Morocco. Casablanca is located on the country’s Atlantic coast. The airport’s Arabic name is مطار محمد الخامس الدولي, Matar Muhammad al-Khamis ad-Dowaly and the French name is Aéroport international Mohammed V. It is also known as Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport.

The airport’s IATA code is CMN and the ICAO code is GMMN and so the airport is sometimes also referred to as CMN Airport.

The airport got its official name after King Mohammed V of Morocco, who successfully led the country’s push for its independence from the colonial ruling of French and Spain.

The airport is a public airport operated by ONDA, the Moroccan Airports Authority, and they have their headquarters located at the airport.

The exact location of the airport is the province of Nouaceur located in the Casablanca-Settat region. The city of Casablanca is located approximately 32 km/20 mi from the airport.

Three airlines (Air Arabia Maroc, Royal Air Maroc, and Royal Air Maroc Express) use the airport as a hub. Other airlines that have flights in and out of Casablanca Airport include Aeroflot, Air Algerie, Air Arabia Maroc, Air Canada, Air France, Air Senegal, Binter Canarias, EgyptAir, El Al, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Eurowings, Gulf Air, Iberia, Kuwait Airways, Lufthansa, Mauritania Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Air Maroc Express, Saudia, S7 Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Transavia, Transavia France, TUI fly Belgium, Tunisair, Turkish Airlines, Vueling, and Wizz Air.

Some of these airlines provide seasonal flights.

Casablanca Airport has two runways, both with an asphalt surface and both runways are the same length, 3,720 m/12,205 ft.

The airport saw 10,306,293 passengers come through it, but it has capacity for many more.

Casablanca Mohammed V Airport was first built by the United States during World War II, following Operation Torch. At this point it was named Berrechid Airfield and was serving as an auxiliary airfield for Casablanca’s Anfa Airport and it handled diverse military traffic that were en route to other airfields and airport, as a stopover location. The airfield was handed over to the civil government at the end of the war in 1945.

In the early and middle 1950s the airfield, now named Nouasseur Air Base, reopened to the use of a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command during the Cold War as a staging area for B-47 Stratojet bombers pointed towards the Soviet Union.

After the Moroccan independence in 1956 the government insisted that the United States Air Force would pull their bases out of Morocco, which they eventually did. They left the airport in December of 1959 and were fully out of Morocco by 1963.

Moroccan Airports, as well as Air Navigation services, were directly managed by the Ministry of Transport up until 1980 at which point the first public establishment of airport’s management was created in the form of OAC. ONDA was then created at the shift of 1989 and 1990 to strengthen the airport’s establishment.

The construction of the airport, from being an airfield, began in 1970 and in 1980 the first passenger terminal, which after extensions became Terminal 1. The construction of Terminal 2 began in 2004 and it was inaugurated in 2007. In 2019 a new Terminal 1 was inaugurated, after a redevelopment.

A new terminal dedicated to domestic flights is under creation as of 2021.

Terminals at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

The airport has, as mentioned, two passenger terminals.

Terminal 1 is the older of the two and it handles domestic and international flights, arrivals as well as departures. It has a capacity of up to 20 million passengers per year. It has over 40 check-in desks and a total of 28 gates.

Terminal 2 is smaller than Terminal 1 and it handles international flights exclusively, primarily flights operated by Royal Air Maroc.

Transfers at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

Rental cars, taxis, trains, hotel shuttles, private shuttles, and rideshare are options available for transferring from the airport. See and compare all rental car companies at Casablanca Airport.

Parking at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

Two-level parking is located in front of each of the terminals offering open-air as well as covered parking spaces. Spaces for Persons with Reduced Mobility are available. See more information about short and long term parking at Casablanca Airport.

Shopping at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

Shopping options are primarily available in the terminal’s secure areas, but each of the terminals has at least one shop located in the Public Hall.

Food and Beverages at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

Establishments offering various foods and beverages can be found primarily in the secure areas of the terminals, although there is at least one establishment available in the Public areas of each of them.

WiFi at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

WiFi is available in both terminals.

Prayer Rooms at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

Both terminals have prayer rooms located in the Public Hall as well as in the secure areas.

Medical Assistance at Casablanca Airport (CMN)

Medical emergency assistance is available at all times. A doctor and a nurse with access to equipment and medicine to perform first aid are always on duty.

Closest International Airport to Casablanca Airport (CMN)

The closest international airport to CMN is Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) 121 km from Casablanca.

Casablanca Airport (CMN Contacts)

Address: Mohammed V International Airport, 9C97+XPJ, Rte de Nouasseur, Casablanca, Morocco
General Phone: +212 5225-39040
Lost and Found Phone: +212 5225-39040
Official Website: https://www.onda.ma/en/Our-Airports/Casablanca-Mohammed-V-Airport

Local Information

Drive on: Right
Electricity: 220V/50Hz
Plug: C, E
Currency: Moroccan Dirhams, Dirhams, MAD, DH