Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (, ) is an international airport serving Tangier ("Tanger" in French), the capital city of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region in Morocco. The airport is named for Ibn Battouta (1304–1368), a Moroccan traveler who was born in Tangier. The airport was formerly known as Tanger-Boukhalef Airport. A new airport terminal building was opened in 2008 to provide for many more flights and increased passenger capability, as Tangier has grown rapidly and modernised. The airport is certified by ISO 9001/2000 quality standards. The airport handled over passengers in the year 2017. Aircraft parking space
Southern Zone International Airport with a long runway capable of receive the Airbus A380, but this project has been recently rejected by the government because of the high cost and the environmental impact such an airport can cause. The project will have a total cost of US $42 millions and the environmental impact and other assessment studies are under way. When open, the airport will be the third largest in the country, after Juan Santamaría International Airport and Daniel Oduber International Airport Southern Zone International Airport Southern Zone International Airport () (this is a provisional name, as the project has not received a formal