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. The airport lists no facility after security.
RBA serves Morocco’s capital from the city of Salé, across the river from central Rabat. Its new 69,000 m² terminal — built to take the airport to 5 million passengers a year — was completed in July 2026 after seven years of construction and is awaiting a date for its official inauguration. ONDA, the national airports office that runs RBA, has not announced an opening, so confirm which terminal your flight uses before you travel; the sections below describe the existing one. The new terminal’s smoking policy has not been published.
Landside, Before Security
Smoking is permitted outside the terminal building, landside, before check-in or the security checkpoint — 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
The airport lists no smoking facility after security at RBA, and no traveller describes one, so smoke 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; the airport lists no indoor or after-security option for either product.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor landside | Yes | Before check-in or security, under Law 15-91 |
| After security | Not listed | The airport lists none and no traveller describes one |
| Terminal interior | Not listed | The airport lists no indoor smoking facility |
| New terminal | Not yet open | Completed in July 2026 and awaiting an inauguration date; no ONDA opening announced; smoking policy unpublished |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.