Rabat-Salé airport

Rabat-Salé airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	GMME
IATA code	RBA
Coordinates	34 ° 3 '5 "  N , 6 ° 45' 5"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 3 '5 "  N , 6 ° 45' 5"  W.
Height above MSL	84 m (276  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	9 km northeast of Rabat
Basic data
operator	ONDA
surface	88 ha
Terminals	2 (1 freight / 1 passenger terminal)
Passengers	363,000 (2009)
Air freight	1530 tons (2009)
Flight movements	2743 (2006)
Capacity ( PAX per year)	3,500,000 passengers
Start-and runway
04/22	3500 m × 45 m asphalt

The Rabat-Sale airport ( IATA code RBA , ICAO code GMME ) is the international airport of the Moroccan capital Rabat . It is nine kilometers northeast of the city center and two kilometers east of the city of Salé . The operator is the Moroccan state ONDA (French Organization Nationale Des Aéroports ).

The airport is also used for military purposes ( Air Force Base No. 1 ). The military part is in the west of the site.

Rabat-Salé had 363,000 passengers in 2009 with a capacity of 3,500,000 passengers. The terminal has 3500 m², the apron has space for seven machines.

There are no direct flights to the airport from German-speaking countries. Air France flies to it via Paris CDG and Iberia via Madrid during the summer (June – October) . Paris-Orly is also served by Jet4you and Royal Air Maroc . The Libyan Buraq Air also flies non-stop to Tripoli .

During the Second World War , the United States Army Air Forces received a base in Rabat in 1943. The Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force took him up to the task in the 1957th

Airlines and Destinations

• Ryanair (Beauvais, Charleroi, Girona, London-Stansted, Madrid, Marseille, Roma, Eindhoven, Düsseldorf-Weeze)
• Royal Air Maroc (Paris, Marseille, Madrid, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Bruxelles)
• Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca)
• Royal Air Maroc (Season: Jeddah - Agadir)
• Air France (Paris)
• Buraq Air (Interrupted: Tripoli)
• Jetairfly (Brussels, Paris)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Season: Jeddah)
• Vueling (Madrid)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)

Incidents

• On September 12, 1961, the pilot initiated a Caravelle III of the Air France ( air vehicle registration number F-BJTB) on the flight from Paris-Orly too early to Rabat descent four kilometers one. The machine hit a hill and went up in flames. All 77 inmates died. The contributing factor was the unergonomic design of the Kollsman altimeter installed in the Caravelle.

Web links

• Airport website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ONDA statistics , requested on November 17, 2010
2. ↑ Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 ), requested on November 17, 2010
3. ^ Accident report Caravelle 3 F-BJTB , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 29, 2019.