Rabat-Salé Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region (Morocco)

IATA: RBA ICAO: GMME

Longest Active Runway

11,483 ft

3,500 meters

Field Elevation

276 ft

84 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

34.0515°, -6.7515°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#469 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Morocco)

tied #2 of 8 in MA

same length as TNG · #2 of 19 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RBA in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #469 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · tied #2 in Morocco.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RBA lies at 84 m (276 ft), #347 of 650 published airports by elevation and 41.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 190 ft below the Morocco median (466 ft, 8 airports); FEZ is highest at 1,900 ft, 1,624 ft higher than RBA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Mohammed V International Airport (CMN), 58.7 NM, 12,205 ft. Next: FEZ 88.6 NM. CMN has the radius's longest runway, 722 ft more than RBA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

RBA runway: 03/21 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #2 of 8 in Morocco with TNG at 11,483 ft; CMN leads by 722 ft (12,205 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Mohammed V International Airport (Casablanca)	`CMN`	58.7 NM (108.7 km)	12,205 ft	✅ Lighted
Fes Saïss International Airport (Saïss)	`FEZ`	88.6 NM (164.1 km)	10,499 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →