Airport guide

Sale AirportIATA code RBA

Sale Airport (RBA/GMME) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Rabat, Morocco in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves: Rabat, Morocco
Codes: RBA · GMME; IATA · ICAO
Time zone: Africa/Casablanca
Region: Africa

Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Sale Airport (RBA/GMME) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Rabat, Morocco in Africa. Operating on Africa/Casablanca local time at coordinates 34.040°, -6.750°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Sale Airport (RBA) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Rabat, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Sale Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026

IATA code: RBA
ICAO code: GMME
City: Rabat
Country: Morocco
Region: Africa
Time zone: Africa/Casablanca
Coordinates: 34.051°, -6.752°; From OurAirports
Official website: onda.ma/Nos-A%C3%A9roports/A%C3%A9roport-Rabat-Sal%C3%A9 (opens in a new tab); From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Sale Airport’s own pages.

RBA airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata

Size class: Large airport; From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation: 84 m (276 ft); From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Operator: Airports of Morocco; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Passengers, 2022: 873,305; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing onda.ma (opens in a new tab)
Named after: Salé; Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: Mohammed V International Airport CMN · 109 km; OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at RBA

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

One open runway, lit. The runway 03/21: 3,500 m, asphalt.

Runways at RBA: length, width, surface and lighting
Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
03/21	3,500 m11,483 ft	45 m	asphalt	Lit

Routes from RBA

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from RBA yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Terminals, transport and parking at RBA

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Rabat, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Sale Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

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Before you travel

Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Rabat

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Sale Airport: common questions

Where is Sale Airport?

Sale Airport serves Rabat, Morocco. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 34.051°, -6.752°.

What are the airport codes for Sale Airport?

The IATA code is RBA and the ICAO code is GMME.

What time zone is RBA in?

Sale Airport is in the Africa/Casablanca time zone.

What is the official website of Sale Airport?

The airport’s official website is onda.ma/Nos-A%C3%A9roports/A%C3%A9roport-Rabat-Sal%C3%A9. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Sale Airport have?

OurAirports lists one open runway at RBA: 03/21 (3,500 m (11,483 ft), asphalt).

How many passengers use Sale Airport?

Wikidata records 873,305 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.

Who operates Sale Airport?

Per Wikidata, RBA is operated by Airports of Morocco.

What is the elevation of Sale Airport?

OurAirports gives RBA’s elevation as 84 m (276 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Sale Airport’s own pages.

WhatSourceDate
Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1432573 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
Terminals and transportNot yet verified—

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