# Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA / DAAE)

**Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport** (IATA: BJA, ICAO: DAAE) is a large airport in Béjaïa, Béjaïa Province, Algeria. It opened in 1958. It has one runway, 2,400 m (7,874 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 309 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/daae

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BJA / DAAE
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Béjaïa, Béjaïa Province, Algeria
- Opened: 1958
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: 36.7125, 5.0699
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 m / 7,874 ft
- Passengers: 309,070 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Algiers
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abane_Ramdane_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875809
- Weather station: DAAE · WMO 60402
- Ident: DAAE

## Timeline

- 1958: Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 301,176 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 318,186 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 309,070 | Wikidata |

## Routes

9 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 165 km / 103 mi · Air Algérie
- [HME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauh.md) Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport · Algeria · 569 km / 354 mi · Domestic Airlines
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 748 km / 465 mi · Air Algérie
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,354 km / 841 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,382 km / 859 mi · ASL Airlines France, Air Algérie
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,548 km / 962 mi · TUI fly Belgium
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,578 km / 981 mi · TUI fly Belgium

### Seasonal (3)

- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 748 km / 465 mi · Volotea
- [EBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmh.md) Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport · France · 984 km / 611 mi · ASL Airlines France
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,548 km / 962 mi · ASL Airlines France

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BJA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 5
- 5O [ASL Airlines France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asl-airlines-france) · 3
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 2
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 2
- SF [Domestic Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/domestic-airlines) · 1
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 309K (2017) | #1,330 of 3,974 | #87 in Africa | #4 in DZ |
| Longest runway | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | =2,846 of 29,858 | =346 in Africa | =40 in DZ |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =3,066 in Africa | #74 in DZ |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =56 in Africa | #3 in DZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =24 in DZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | BEJAIA TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [QSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daas.md) Ain Arnat Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [GJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daav.md) Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [CZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabc.md) Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport · 147 km / 91 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Abane Ramdane Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abane_Ramdane_Airport&oldid=1362956984), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/daae/data