Taroudant Airport

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Taroudant Airport
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Airport typePublic
Serves Taroudant
Elevation  AMSL 869 ft / 265 m
Coordinates 30°30′09″N8°49′25″W / 30.50250°N 8.82361°W / 30.50250; -8.82361
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GMMO
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Direction LengthSurface
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08/261,4774,846Unpaved
Source: Google Maps [1] GCM [2]
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Aircraft hangars at Taroudant Airport

Taroudant Airport( ICAO : GMMO) is an airport serving Taroudant, Morocco. The airport is mainly used for skydiving; the airport has a school to teach skydiving skills and also has a small hangar for the planes used for this sport. The local authorities are planning to invest more in the airport such as paving the current runway to encourage tourism and skydiving in the city.

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