Live flights at Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA)

RBA GMME  Rabat, MA

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RBA at a glance

  • What it is: Rabat-Salé Airport is a regional airport serving Rabat, MA.
  • Codes: RBA on your ticket, GMME on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 276 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Africa/Casablanca (UTC+1), so every time shown for RBA is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
276 ft
Field elevation

About Rabat-Salé Airport

Rabat-Salé Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 34.05° N, 6.75° W, on Africa/Casablanca time (UTC+1).

Rabat-Salé Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 03/21, measures 11,483 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the long-haul capable category: widebodies operate comfortably, though the very longest sectors may need a payload trade. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 03/21 is aligned roughly north-east/south-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that north-east/south-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at RBA

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
03/21 11,483 ft (3,500 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near RBA

Great-circle distance from Rabat-Salé Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Mohammed V CMN 109 km south-west Casablanca
Gibraltar GIB 266 km north-east Gibraltar
Málaga - Costa del Sol AGP 356 km north-east Málaga
Humberto Delgado LIS 567 km north Lisbon
IATA / ICAO
RBA / GMME
Location
Rabat, MA 34.051, -6.752
Time zone
Africa/Casablanca
Opened
Website
www.onda.ma/en/Our-Airports/Rabat-Sale-Airport

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in MA.

CMN Mohammed V International Airport Casablanca, MA
GIB Gibraltar Airport Gibraltar, GI
AGP Málaga - Costa del Sol Airport Málaga, Spain
FNC Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport Funchal, Portugal

More airports and guides connected to RBA

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Casablanca (CMN) serves the same country. The codes RBA and GMME are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about RBA

What is the airport code for Rabat-Salé Airport?

Rabat-Salé Airport uses the IATA code RBA on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code GMME in flight plans and on radar. The leading “G” in GMME is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does RBA have?

Rabat-Salé Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 276 ft above sea level.

What time zone is RBA in?

Rabat-Salé Airport operates on Africa/Casablanca local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at RBA live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Rabat-Salé Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Africa/Casablanca.