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{{Infobox Airport
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{{Airport title|name=Rabat-Sale Airport}}
{{Airport infobox
| name = Rabat-Sale Airport
| name = Rabat-Sale Airport
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| ICAO = GMME
| ICAO = GMME
| type = Civil/Military
| type = Civil/Military
| owner =
| run by = [[ONDA]]
| operator =
| closest town = Rabat and Sale
| city-served =
| elevation_ft = 276
| location =
| elevation_m = 81
| elevation-f = 276
| elevation-m = 81
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|03|05|N|06|45|05|W|type:airport}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|03|05|N|06|45|05|W|type:airport}}
| website =
| metric-elev =
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-f = 11483
| r1-length-m = 3443
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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{{Runway title}}
{{Runway
| runway_angle = 04/22
| runway_length_f = 11,483
| runway_length_m = 3,500
| runway_surface = [[Asphalt]]
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'''Rabat-Sale Airport''' is an airport in [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]] {{airport codes|RBA|GMME}}.


== Traffic 2007 ==
*Passenger: 248 702
*movements: 3244
*Cargo (tons): 1204.35


'''Rabat-Sale Airport''' is an airport near [[Rabat]], the administrative capital of [[Morocco]] {{airport codes|RBA|GMME}}.
Source: [http://www.onda.ma/NR/rdonlyres/A47CF166-50FD-4997-A9BC-A5B6F278D34E/926/tabborstattrafcomer.PDF ONDA PDF-Document]
==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.
==Scheduled Services==
*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.<ref name="ONPRE">Source [[ONDA]] website about [http://www.onda.ma/ONDA/Fr/Espaces/EspacePassagers/LeReseauAeroportuaireONDA/Lesaeroports/Fiches+d’identité+par+aéroport/RABAT/ Rabat-Sale Airport] visited [[May 21]], [[2008]]</ref>
===Freight facilities===
The freight-terminal covers an area of 1360 m2.
===Parking/ramp for aircraft===
An area of 84.000 m2 is available for passanger 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 [[Instrument landing system#ILS categories|ILS Class 1]] certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]] – [[Distance Measuring Equipment|DME]] – [[Non-directional beacon|NDB]]<ref name="ONPRE"/>

==Airlines and destinations==
*[[Aigle Azur]] (Paris)
*[[Aigle Azur]] (Paris)
*[[Air France]] (Paris)
*[[Air France]] (Paris)
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*[[Royal Air Maroc]] (Paris)
*[[Royal Air Maroc]] (Paris)
*[[Jet4you]] (Paris)
*[[Jet4you]] (Paris)


==Traffic statistics==
<ref> Source 2007 statistics:

[http://www.onda.ma/ONDA/Fr/Espaces/EspacePassagers/LeReseauAeroportuaireONDA/Lesaeroports/Fiches+d’identité+par+aéroport/RABAT/Presentation.htm Presentation Rabat-Sale Airport] on [[ONDA]] website, visited [[May 20]],

[[2008]]</ref>
{| class="prettytable" width="70%" ;"
! Item || 2007 || 2006 || 2005 || 2004 || 2003 || 2002
|-
| Movements<ref>Statistics until 2006 from

[http://www.onda.ma/NR/rdonlyres/7CB16EE3-AAF5-436D-B45D-DE9A527A8088/764/4.PDF Statistics Movements], PDF

document</ref>
|| 6.136 || 2.743 || 2.295 || 2.300 || 2.304 || 2.117
|-
| Passengers<ref>Statistics until 2006 from

[http://www.onda.ma/NR/rdonlyres/7CB16EE3-AAF5-436D-B45D-DE9A527A8088/765/5.PDF Overview passengers stats MA],

PDF document</ref>
|| 260.992 || 203.527 || 178.222 || 155.857 || 161.077 || 161.865
|-
| Cargo (Metric tons)<ref>Statistics until 2006 from

[http://www.onda.ma/NR/rdonlyres/7CB16EE3-AAF5-436D-B45D-DE9A527A8088/766/6.PDF freight stats], PDF

document</ref>
|| 1.237,35 || 1.459.79 || 1.201,84 || 1.265,79 || 1.274,05 || 1.322,50
|}

==Accidents involving Rabat-Sale airport==
===Flights with destination RBA===
[[July 12]], [[1961]] - A Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie (CSA) [[Ilyushin 18v]] en route from [[LSZH|ZUrich-Kloten]] to '''Rabat-Sale Airport''' diverted to Casablanca Anfa Airport (GMMC) after receiving wheater info indicating ground fog at Rabat-Sale. 13 km. 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.<ref>Accident facts taken from [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610712-0 Aviation-safety.net] website, visited on [[May 21]], [[2008]]</ref>

[[September 12]], [[1961]] An [[Air France]] [[Caravelle III]] en route from [[Paris-Orly Airport|Paris-Orly]] to '''Rabat-Sale Airport'''. The weather conditions at the time where non-favouravle: thick fog and low visability. 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 never disvovered but investigators reported errors in instrument reading as the most likely reason.<ref>Accident facts taken from [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610912-1 Aviation-safety.net] website, visited on May 21, 2008</ref>


== External links and references ==
<references/>


[[Category:Airports in Morocco]]
[[Category:Airports in Morocco]]

Revision as of 20:04, 20 June 2008

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Rabat-Sale Airport is an airport near Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco (IATA: RBA, ICAO: GMME).

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:

The terminal is 3.900 m2 large and has a maximum capacity of 700.000 passengers/year.[1]

Freight facilities

The freight-terminal covers an area of 1360 m2.

Parking/ramp for aircraft

An area of 84.000 m2 is available for passanger 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.

The airport has an ILS Class 1 certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR – DME – NDB[1]

Airlines and destinations


Traffic statistics

[2]

Item 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Movements[3] 6.136 2.743 2.295 2.300 2.304 2.117
Passengers[4] 260.992 203.527 178.222 155.857 161.077 161.865
Cargo (Metric tons)[5] 1.237,35 1.459.79 1.201,84 1.265,79 1.274,05 1.322,50

Accidents involving Rabat-Sale airport

Flights with destination RBA

July 12, 1961 - A Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie (CSA) Ilyushin 18v en route from ZUrich-Kloten to Rabat-Sale Airport diverted to Casablanca Anfa Airport (GMMC) after receiving wheater info indicating ground fog at Rabat-Sale. 13 km. 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.[6]

September 12, 1961 An Air France Caravelle III en route from Paris-Orly to Rabat-Sale Airport. The weather conditions at the time where non-favouravle: thick fog and low visability. 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 never disvovered but investigators reported errors in instrument reading as the most likely reason.[7]


  1. ^ a b Source ONDA website about Rabat-Sale Airport visited May 21, 2008
  2. ^ Source 2007 statistics: Presentation Rabat-Sale Airport on ONDA website, visited May 20, 2008
  3. ^ Statistics until 2006 from Statistics Movements, PDF document
  4. ^ Statistics until 2006 from Overview passengers stats MA, PDF document
  5. ^ Statistics until 2006 from freight stats, PDF document
  6. ^ Accident facts taken from Aviation-safety.net website, visited on May 21, 2008
  7. ^ Accident facts taken from Aviation-safety.net website, visited on May 21, 2008


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