Hassan I Airport or Laâyoune Airport is an airport

Airport

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 serving Laâyoune

El Aaiún

El-Aaiún , is a city in Western Sahara founded by the Spanish in 1928. Administered by Morocco since 1976, El-Aaiún is the capital of what the Moroccan government call the region of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, and POLISARIO call Occupied Territories...

 (also known as El Aaiún), a city in Western Sahara

Western Sahara

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. The airport is named for Hassan I of Morocco

Hassan I of Morocco

Hassan I of Morocco was Sultan of Morocco from 1873 to 1894.-Biography:He was a member of the Alaouite dynasty. Mulay Hassan was among the most successful sultans...

. It is operated by the Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 state-owned company ONDA

ONDA (Morocco)

ONDA is the Moroccan airport operator and administrator. The company headquarters are based in Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca.-History:...

. 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.

Passenger

Passenger air service from Hassan I Airport are made by airlines from Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 and Spanish

Spain

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 Canary Islands

Canary Islands

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. There are no direct international from this airport.

Freight