AirportsRabat-Salé Airport is a large airport serving Rabat, in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RBA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RBA
- ICAO code
- GMME
- City
- Rabat
- State or region
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region
- Country
- Morocco
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.0515° N, 6.7515° W
- Elevation
- 84 m (276 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RBA means Rabat-Salé Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: GMME. ICAO codes that begin with G belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.0515° N, 6.7515° W. It stands 84 metres (276 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Africa/Casablanca, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Rabat-Salé Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Morocco on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed V International AirportCasablanca | CMN | 109 km |
| Fes Saïss International AirportSaïss | FEZ | 164 km |
| Beni Mellal AirportOulad Yaich | BEM | 188 km |
| Tangier Ibn Battuta AirportTangier | TNG | 202 km |
| Sania Ramel AirportTétouan | TTU | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,759 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,904 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,993 km | 7 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,002 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,827 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,632 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,817 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,531 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,984 km | 22 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.