The 319th Bombardment Group briefly flew B-26 Marauders from the airfield between 25 April and 1 June 1943.

Various SAC aircraft, primarily B-47 Stratojets and KC-97 Stratofreighters used the airport until the United States Air Force withdrew from Morocco in 1957.

[4] The public area (arrivals exit and check-in) offers car rental agencies, banks (for Tax Free Shopping reimbursements only), ATM, café-bar with small kiosk, phone/fax service.

Rabat–Salé is one of the six airports in Morocco where ONDA offers its special VIP service Salon Convives de Marque.

The airport has an ILS Class 1 certification and offers the following radionavigational aids: VOR, DME, and NDB.