Hassan I Airport
Airport in Western Sahara
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Hassan I Airport (Arabic: مطار الحسن الأول, French: Aéroport international Laâyoune – Hassan Ier, 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 Airports of Morocco. 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airports of Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Laayoune | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Western Sahara | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 207 ft (63 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°09′06″N 013°13′09″W | ||||||||||||||
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  EUN Location of airport in Western Sahara | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: ONDA,[2] DAFIF[3][4] | |||||||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Laayoune Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Binter Canarias | Gran Canaria[6] |
| Royal Air Maroc | Agadir,[7] Casablanca,[8] Dakhla,[7] Gran Canaria,[9] Marrakesh,[10] Rabat[11] |
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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.[12]
