Runways at DRRM
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Maradi Airport has one runway: 09/27 - 1,850 m long (6,070 ft), 30 m wide, asphalt surface.
Maradi Airport (DRRM / MFQ)
Niger · elevation 1240 ft AMSL
· 13.5025, 7.1268
About Maradi Airport
Maradi Airport is an airport with the ICAO code DRRM and the IATA code MFQ. Country: Niger. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Maradi. OurAirports classifies it as a medium-sized airport. Its ICAO code starts with the DR prefix, which marks airports in Niger. The four-letter code DRRM is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code MFQ is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 13°30'09"N, 7°07'36"E, at an elevation of 1,240 ft (378 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is Africa/Niamey.
Satellite view of DRRM
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of DRRM
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 90° | 1,850 m (6,070 ft) | 30 m (98 ft) | asphalt |
| 27 | 270° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Climate at Maradi Airport - statistics from METAR reports
What the METAR reports from DRRM for 2023-2025 show - counted hour by hour.
We computed these statistics from 12,816 METAR reports issued by DRRM in 2023-2025. VFR conditions prevailed 68% of the time, MVFR 19% and IFR or LIFR 14%. Best month for VFR flying: June (96% of hours VFR). Most IFR and LIFR hours: February (41%).
Through the day, IFR or LIFR conditions are most frequent around 09:00 UTC (17% of reports at that hour) and least frequent around 05:00 UTC (7%).
Fog practically did not occur here. Thunderstorms (TS) occurred on 35 days a year on average, and snowfall practically never.
The wind most often blows from E (90°) - 33% of reports. Calm (0 kt) made up 7% of reports, and gusts of 25 kt or more appeared in <1%. Warmest month: May (average high 40.7 °C); coldest: January (average low 15.2 °C).
Year
Selected period in numbers: 2023-2025
- VFR hours
- 68%
- IFR/LIFR hours
- 14%
- Avg high
- 35.0 °C
- Avg low
- 22.3 °C
- Fog days
- 0
- Thunderstorm days
- 35
- Snow days
- 0
- Prevailing wind
- E · 33%
- Gusts ≥ 25 kt
- <1%
Day counts are for the selected period (for all years - the yearly average).
- VFR 68%
- MVFR 19%
- IFR 10%
- LIFR 4%
The top of each bar is the average daily high, the bottom the average daily low (usually around dawn), in °C.
Wind rose
- 1-10 kt
- 11-20 kt
- over 20 kt
- calm: 7%
Most often: E - 33% of reports. Each petal shows the direction the wind blows from (as in METAR) - the longer it is, the more often. Colour shows wind speed.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high °C | Avg low °C | VFR | IFR/LIFR | Fog days | Thunderstorm days | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.5 | 15.2 | 44% | 35% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 33.7 | 18.2 | 34% | 41% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 38.4 | 23.0 | 55% | 15% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 40.5 | 25.9 | 54% | 13% | 0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| May | 40.7 | 28.3 | 78% | 8% | 0 | 1.2 | 0 |
| June | 36.4 | 26.8 | 96% | 1% | 0 | 4.4 | 0 |
| July | 33.5 | 24.7 | 96% | 0% | 0 | 4.3 | 0 |
| August | 30.6 | 23.1 | 92% | 1% | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 33.0 | 23.6 | 94% | 1% | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| October | 36.0 | 22.5 | 73% | 8% | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 34.4 | 18.6 | 49% | 23% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 31.5 | 16.0 | 39% | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temperatures are averages of daily highs and lows. Day counts are the average per month over the period.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 09/27 on 90° and 270° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 09/27 axis, wind from the south (around 180°) or from the north (around 360°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 90° or 270° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for DRRM
Weather reports for Maradi Airport are published under the ICAO code DRRM. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the DRRM report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for DRRM, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The Africa/Niamey zone stays at GMT+01:00 year-round, so converting to local time is always the same shift.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (Katsina) (DNKT, 80 km), Tessaoua Airport (DRRA, 101 km), Gusau Airport (DNGU, 155 km). When no report is available for DRRM, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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