RBA · Rabat, Morocco
Rabat-Salé Airport.
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Rabat–Salé Airport
International airport serving Rabat, Morocco
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for RBA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3109; ident GMME; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
onda.ma
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Rabat–Salé Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
RBA / GMME
OurAirports ident
GMME
GPS / local code
GMME
ISO region
MA-04
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
onda.ma
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432573
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--WEST · UTC+01:00
Time zone
WEST
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.6 km
Approximate distance to central Rabat.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Rabat
Languages
Arabic, Berber
Currency
MAD (د.م.)
Country area
446,550 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Airports of Morocco
Owner / entity
Q1432573
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Rabat-Salé Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Rabat, Morocco. Rabat's built-up core sits roughly 8.6 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Casablanca (UTC+01:00, WEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA / GMME) is at 34.0515° N, 6.7515° W, elevation 276 ft (84 m), serving Rabat, Morocco.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rabat is in Morocco (capital Rabat); on Africa/Casablanca (WEST, UTC+01:00); working languages: Arabic, Berber; currency: MAD (د.م.).
Distance from central Rabat: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for RBA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA / GMME)
Rabat–Salé Airport · International airport serving Rabat, Morocco
Source identifiers
GMME · GMME · MA-04
onda.ma · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
The airport is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east-northeast of Rabat and about 90 km (56 mi) northeast of Casablanca.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Salé
sale · 4.3 km from RBA
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 972,299 · city coordinates 34.0531, -6.7985
2. Salé Al Jadida
sale-al-jadida · 6.1 km from RBA
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 200,000 · city coordinates 33.9972, -6.7405
3. Bouknadel
bouknadel · 7.5 km from RBA
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 27,577 · city coordinates 34.1185, -6.7389
4. Rabat
rabat · 8.6 km from RBA
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 1,655,753 · city coordinates 34.0132, -6.8326
5. Sidi Taibi
sidi-taibi · 16 km from RBA
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 51,050 · city coordinates 34.1870, -6.6818
6. Temara
temara · 20 km from RBA
Morocco · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · population 342,345 · city coordinates 33.9287, -6.9066
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CMN GMMN
Mohammed V International Airport · Casablanca
109 km from RBA · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · elevation 656 ft (200 m) · airport coordinates 33.3675, -7.5900
2. FEZ GMFF
Fes Saïss International Airport · Saïss
164 km from RBA · Africa/Casablanca · +0h · elevation 1,900 ft (579 m) · airport coordinates 33.9273, -4.9780
3. AGP LEMG
Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Málaga
356 km from RBA · Europe/Madrid · +1h · elevation 53 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates 36.6749, -4.4991
Route-time reference set
1. RBA-CMN
Casablanca · 109 km · 58m
Africa/Casablanca · +0h from RBA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. RBA-FEZ
Saïss · 164 km · 1h 2m
Africa/Casablanca · +0h from RBA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. RBA-AGP
Málaga · 356 km · 1h 17m
Europe/Madrid · +1h from RBA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for RBA.
Runway identifiers
03/21
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CMN GMMN
Mohammed V International Airport · Casablanca · 109 km from RBA
large airport · Africa/Casablanca · morocco · 656 ft (200 m) · 33.3675, -7.5900
2. FEZ GMFF
Fes Saïss International Airport · Saïss · 164 km from RBA
large airport · Africa/Casablanca · morocco · 1,900 ft (579 m) · 33.9273, -4.9780
Country and authority
RBA sits in Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco), whose capital is Rabat. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Northern Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic, Berber. Currency context: MAD (د.م.). RBA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
International airport serving Rabat, Morocco. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: The airport is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east-northeast of Rabat and about 90 km (56 mi) northeast of Casablanca.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432573 · Rabat-Salé Airport. Administrative area: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. Named after: Salé. Entity official-site cross-check: onda.ma
Field and clock profile
Rabat-Salé Airport is a low-elevation field at 276 ft (84 m), positioned at 34.0515° N, 6.7515° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Casablanca (WEST, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Salé is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.3 km. CMN Casablanca is the closest retained airport alternative at 109 km.
Country airport peers
RBA is compared with CMN Casablanca at 109 km, FEZ Saïss at 164 km inside the retained Morocco airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
RBA-CMN Casablanca: 109 km, about 58m, +0h. RBA-FEZ Saïss: 164 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. RBA-AGP Málaga: 356 km, about 1h 17m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident GMME backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. onda.ma is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
03/21
OurAirports classifies RBA as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
RBA (GMME) is a low-elevation field at 276 ft (84 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
RBA sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
RBA's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Airports of Morocco is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for RBA.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at onda.ma, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for RBA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
RBA uses Africa/Casablanca (WEST, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Rabat-Salé Airport is about 8.6 km from central Rabat; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CMN Casablanca is the closest retained alternate at 109 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
onda.ma is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place RBA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
RBA ranks #3 in the curated Morocco airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 3 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
RBA shares Africa/Casablanca with CMN Casablanca MA · FEZ Saïss MA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
RBA is 276 ft (84 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TIQ 271 ft (83 m) (5 ft delta) · BFS 268 ft (82 m) (8 ft delta) · ALB 285 ft (87 m) (9 ft delta) · TRF 286 ft (87 m) (10 ft delta) · MAO 264 ft (80 m) (12 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
RBA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CMN 109 km +0h · FEZ 164 km +0h · AGP 356 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casablanca | CMN | 109 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Saïss | FEZ | 164 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Málaga | AGP | 356 km | 1h 17m | +1h | --:--:-- |
RBA to CMN
Casablanca
Distance 109 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Africa/Casablanca is +0h from RBA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RBA to FEZ
Saïss
Distance 164 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone Africa/Casablanca is +0h from RBA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
RBA to AGP
Málaga
Distance 356 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +1h from RBA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Rabat is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Rabat is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Rabat-Salé Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from RBA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Salé
sale · 4.3 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Salé Al Jadida
sale-al-jadida · 6.1 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bouknadel
bouknadel · 7.5 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rabat
rabat · 8.6 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sidi Taibi
sidi-taibi · 16 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Temara
temara · 20 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
El Harhoura
el-harhoura · 20 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sidi Allal El Bahraoui
sidi-allal-el-bahraoui · 21 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mehdya
mehdya · 24 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mers El Kheir
mers-el-kheir · 27 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aïn Attig
ain-attig · 27 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ain El Aouda
ain-el-aouda · 28 km · Africa/Casablanca
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Rabat-Salé Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Casablanca (CMN), Saïss (FEZ), Málaga (AGP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 03/21.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Airports of Morocco.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from RBA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Mohammed V International AirportCMN
Casablanca · large airport
- Distance
- 109 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 656 ft (200 m)
Compare against CMN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fes Saïss International AirportFEZ
Saïss · large airport
- Distance
- 164 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,900 ft (579 m)
Compare against FEZ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Málaga-Costa del Sol AirportAGP
Málaga · large airport
- Distance
- 356 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 53 ft (16 m)
Compare against AGP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) in?▾
Rabat-Salé Airport is in the Africa/Casablanca timezone (UTC+01:00, WEST).
What are the codes for Rabat-Salé Airport?▾
Rabat-Salé Airport uses IATA code RBA and ICAO code GMME.
Where is Rabat-Salé Airport located?▾
Rabat-Salé Airport is located in Rabat, Morocco at coordinates 34.0515° N, 6.7515° W, with an elevation of 276 ft (84 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Rabat-Salé Airport from central Rabat?▾
Rabat-Salé Airport sits roughly 8.6 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rabat.
Which route reference is most useful from RBA?▾
Casablanca (CMN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone Africa/Casablanca, and a +0h difference from RBA.
What other airports in Morocco are close peers to RBA?▾
RBA's curated peers in Morocco on this site include CMN Casablanca, FEZ Saïss.
How many runways does Rabat-Salé Airport have?▾
Rabat-Salé Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 03/21.