Yes, you can smoke at Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) — outdoors, landside, before check-in or security, under Morocco’s Law 15-91 (1995), which restricts smoking in certain places and does not reach the open air. This is the confirmed option; no facility after security is confirmed by any source found.
RBA serves Morocco’s capital from the city of Salé, across the river from central Rabat. A new 69,000 m² terminal built for 5 million passengers a year — up from an existing capacity of around 1.5 million — had its construction reported as finished on 23 July 2026 by Moroccan press citing an official source; Morocco’s civil aviation authority, ONDA, had not announced an opening date at that point, and August 2026 traffic figures still matched the existing terminal. If it has opened by the time you fly, confirm the layout and smoking policy on arrival rather than relying on the sections below.
Landside, Before Security
Smoking is permitted outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in or the security checkpoint — the confirmed option at RBA under Morocco’s Law 15-91, which does not restrict smoking in the open air. It’s also the first option after landing.
After Security
A confirmed smoking facility after security is not established at RBA. No airport-published services list or dated, named traveller report was found describing one, so the reliable option is landside, before you clear security.
Vaping
RBA publishes no separate e-cigarette rule, and Morocco’s Law 15-91 predates vaping and does not mention it. Use the outdoor landside area for e-cigarettes, the same as for cigarettes; no indoor or after-security option is confirmed for either product.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Before check-in or security, under Law 15-91 |
| After security | Unconfirmed | No official listing or dated, named traveller report found |
| Terminal interior | Unconfirmed | No indoor smoking facility is confirmed |
| New terminal (2026) | Not confirmed here | Construction reported finished 23 Jul 2026; no ONDA opening date announced as of Aug 2026; smoking policy unpublished |
| Vaping | Same as smoking | No separate airport rule; Morocco’s 1995 law does not address e-cigarettes |
For Morocco’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Morocco airport smoking guide.