| Rabat-Salé Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: RBA – ICAO: GMME | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Civil/Military | ||
| Operator | ONDA | ||
| Location | Rabat | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 276 ft / 81 m | ||
| Coordinates | 34°03′05″N 06°45′05″W / 34.05139°N 6.75139°WCoordinates: 34°03′05″N 06°45′05″W / 34.05139°N 6.75139°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 11,483 | 3,500 | Asphalt |
Rabat-Salé Airport is an airport near Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco (IATA: RBA, ICAO: GMME).
In 2008 the airport handled over 333.000 passengers[1]
Contents |
Airport
Passenger terminal and facilities
Access to the airport only possible by taxi or private car; free parking space available.
- The public area (arrivals exit) offers kiosk/tobacconist, banks/ATM, café-bar, phone/fax service.
- The departure lounge offers: café-bar, duty-free shop, telephones, smoking-lounge
- A facility for praying is located outside the terminal building.
The following airlines have a ticket-office/representation in the terminal:
- Air France (via Star Aviation Service)
- Aigle Azur
- Royal Air Maroc
- Buraq Air
The terminal is 3.900 m2 large and has a maximum capacity of 700.000 passengers/year.[2]
Freight facilities
The freight-terminal covers an area of 1360 m2.
Parking/ramp for aircraft
An area of 84.000 m2 is available for passenger aircraft offering 10 stands. The stands can receive 1 x Boeing 747, 3 x Boeing 737, 2 x Airbus A310 and 4 x Airbus A320
Runway
The single runway lies in direction 04/22, is 3500 meter long and 45 meter wide.
Navigation-aids
The airport has an ILS Class 1 certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB[2]
Traffic statistics
| Item | 2008[3] | 2007[4] | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers[5] | 334.675 | 260.992 | 203.527 | 178.222 | 155.857 | 161.077 | 161.865 |
| Movements[6] | 4.051 | 3.244 | 2.743 | 2.295 | 2.300 | 2.304 | 2.117 |
| Cargo (Metric tons)[7] | 1.230,06 | 1.204,35 | 1.459.79 | 1.201,84 | 1.265,79 | 1.274,05 | 1.322,50 |
Accidents involving Rabat-Salé airport
Flights with destination RBA
July 12, 1961 - A Czech Airlines (CSA) Ilyushin Il-18 en route from Zürich-Kloten to Rabat-Salé Airport diverted to Casablanca Anfa Airport (GMMC) after receiving wheater info indicating ground fog at Rabat-Salé. As the conditions at GMMC weren't good either the captain of the plane asked permission to land on Casablanca-Nouasseur (CMN), then an USAF base. While GMMC controllers contacted American authorities the plane crashed 13 kn. SSW of GMMC. All 72 on board (64 passengers, 8 crew) died. Exact reason of crash never discovered.[8]
September 12, 1961 An Air France Sud Aviation Caravelle en route from Paris-Orly to Rabat-Salé Airport. The weather conditions at the time where non-favouravle: thick fog and low visibility. The pilot informed traffic control it intended to land using the Non-directional beacon. Traffic control warned the pilot that the NDR was not in-line with the runway, but this message received no response. The aircraft crashed 9 km. SSW of the airport. All 77 on board (71 passengers, 6 crew) died. Exact reason was never discovered but investigators reported errors in instrument reading as the most likely reason.[9]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Buraq Air | Tripoli |
| Germania | Düsseldorf |
| Jet4you | Paris-Orly |
| Royal Air Maroc | Agadir, Paris-Orly |
References
- ^ Source details:Official ONDA REPORT
- ^ a b Source ONDA website about Rabat-Sale Airport visited May 21, 2008
- ^ source details 2008:Official ONDA report 2007-2008
- ^ Source 2007 statistics: Presentation Rabat-Salé Airport on ONDA website, visited May 20, 2008
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from Overview passengers stats MA, PDF document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from Statistics Movements, PDF document
- ^ Statistics until 2006 from freight stats, PDF document
- ^ Accident facts taken from Aviation-safety.net website, visited on May 21, 2008
- ^ Accident facts taken from Aviation-safety.net website, visited on May 21, 2008
External links
- Accident history for RBA at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for GMME at Great Circle Mapper. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for GMME at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for GMME at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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