More than 26 million people travelled through airports across the country in the first eight months of 2026, an increase of 8.81% compared with the same period last year, according to the National Airports Office (ONDA). International travel accounted for about 23.2 million passengers, up 8.82%, while domestic flights carried 2.8 million passengers, an increase of 8.76%.
The figures cover the period from January to August and include data for August 2026, ONDA said in its latest commercial air traffic report.
Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport handled the most passengers, with about 8.25 million. Marrakech-Menara Airport came second with 7.24 million, followed by Agadir-Al Massira with 2.5 million.
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport handled about 2.06 million passengers, while Rabat-Salé Airport recorded nearly 1.7 million.
Europe remained the main source of international air traffic, with more than 19.2 million passengers travelling between the region and the country. That was a rise of 9.22% compared with the same period in 2025.
Traffic from South America grew by 33.53% to 71,684 passengers, the fastest increase among the markets listed in the report.
North American traffic rose by 13.08% to 689,808 passengers, while traffic from Africa increased by 13.31% to 1,391,786. Passenger traffic with other Maghreb countries also grew, rising by 9.36% to 347,736.
Travel between the country and the Middle East and Far East was the exception. Passenger numbers on these routes fell by 2.43% to 1,458,926.
Air traffic also increased. Airports recorded 190,342 aircraft movements in the first eight months of the year, up 9.72% from the same period in 2025.
Mohammed V Airport recorded the most movements, at 64,589, followed by Marrakech-Menara with 47,291 and Agadir-Al Massira with 17,073.
Air cargo also grew, reaching 74,714.46 tonnes between January and August, an increase of 13.82% year on year.
In August alone, airports handled 3,757,512 passengers, according to ONDA.
