# Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG / DAAG)

**Houari Boumediene Airport** (IATA: ALG, ICAO: DAAG) is a large airport in Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria. It opened in 1924. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 m (11,483 ft). It is operated by EGSA Alger. In 2018 it handled 8.0 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ALG / DAAG
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: EGSA Alger
- Serves: Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria
- Opened: 1924
- Elevation: 25 m / 82 ft
- Coordinates: 36.6939, 3.2145
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 7,975,412 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Algiers
- Website: https://www.aeroportalger.dz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houari_Boumediene_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q623452
- Weather station: DAAG · WMO 60390
- Ident: DAAG

## Timeline

- 1924: Houari Boumediene Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 053° / 233° | yes |
| 09/27 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | 3,814,555 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 4,159,358 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 4,548,055 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 4,350,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 4,745,854 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 5,404,971 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 5,918,132 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 6,457,795 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 6,879,630 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 7,572,758 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 7,823,634 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 7,975,412 | Wikidata |

## Routes

95 destinations in 39 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (92)

- [BJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daae.md) Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport · Algeria · 165 km / 103 mi · Air Algérie
- [QSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daas.md) Ain Arnat Airport · Algeria · 198 km / 123 mi · Air Algérie
- [TID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daob.md) Abdelhafid Boussouf Bou Chekif Airport · Algeria · 218 km / 135 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [GJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daav.md) Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport · Algeria · 237 km / 147 mi · Air Algérie
- [BLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabt.md) Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport · Algeria · 297 km / 185 mi · Air Algérie
- [CZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabc.md) Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport · Algeria · 308 km / 191 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [BSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daub.md) Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport · Algeria · 311 km / 193 mi · Air Algérie
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 320 km / 199 mi · Air Algérie
- [LOO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daul.md) Laghouat - Molay Ahmed Medeghri Airport · Algeria · 327 km / 203 mi · Air Algérie
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · Algeria · 365 km / 227 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 377 km / 234 mi · Air Algérie, Vueling
- [EBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoy.md) El Bayadh Airport · Algeria · 383 km / 238 mi · Air Algérie
- [AAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabb.md) Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport · Algeria · 410 km / 255 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 448 km / 278 mi · Volotea, Air Algérie
- [TLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daon.md) Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport · Algeria · 461 km / 286 mi · Air Algérie
- [TEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabs.md) Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport · Algeria · 463 km / 288 mi · Air Algérie
- [MZW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daay.md) Mecheria Airport · Algeria · 471 km / 293 mi · Air Algérie
- [ELU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauo.md) Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالوادي · Algeria · 480 km / 298 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [TGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauk.md) Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport · Algeria · 481 km / 299 mi · Air Algérie
- [GHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daug.md) Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport · Algeria · 482 km / 300 mi · Air Algérie
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 521 km / 324 mi · Air Algérie, Vueling
- [OGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauu.md) Ain Beida Airport · Algeria · 568 km / 353 mi · Air Algérie
- [HME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauh.md) Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport · Algeria · 620 km / 385 mi · Air Algérie
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 625 km / 388 mi · Nouvelair, Air Algérie, Tunisair
- [ELG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daue.md) El Golea Airport · Algeria · 681 km / 423 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 725 km / 450 mi · Iberia, Air Algérie
- [CBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daor.md) Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport · Algeria · 754 km / 469 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 768 km / 477 mi · Air Algérie
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 769 km / 478 mi · Volotea, Transavia, Air Algérie
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 787 km / 489 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 845 km / 525 mi · Air Algérie
- [TMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daut.md) Timimoun Airport · Algeria · 873 km / 542 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 963 km / 598 mi · Volotea, Air Algérie
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 963 km / 598 mi · ITA Airways, Air Algérie
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,016 km / 631 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [AZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daua.md) Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport · Algeria · 1,035 km / 643 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [INZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daui.md) In Salah Airport · Algeria · 1,052 km / 654 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 1,088 km / 676 mi · Air Algérie
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,095 km / 680 mi · Air Algérie
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,110 km / 690 mi · Air Algérie
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,145 km / 711 mi · Air Algérie
- [VVZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daap.md) Illizi Takhamalt Airport · Algeria · 1,220 km / 758 mi · Air Algérie
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,229 km / 764 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,263 km / 785 mi · Air Algérie
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,340 km / 833 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 1,365 km / 848 mi · Air Algérie
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,370 km / 851 mi · Air France, Air Algérie
- [ETZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfjl.md) Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport · France · 1,388 km / 862 mi · Air Algérie
- [TIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daof.md) Tindouf Airport · Algeria · 1,463 km / 909 mi · Air Algérie
- [DJG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daaj.md) Tiska Djanet Airport · Algeria · 1,503 km / 934 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Air Algérie, Lufthansa
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Air Algérie
- [TMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daat.md) Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport · Algeria · 1,559 km / 969 mi · Domestic Airlines
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,583 km / 984 mi · Air Algérie, TUI fly Belgium
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,630 km / 1,013 mi · British Airways
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 1,669 km / 1,037 mi · Air Algérie
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,673 km / 1,040 mi · Air Algérie
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 1,700 km / 1,056 mi · Air Algérie
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,705 km / 1,059 mi · Air Algérie
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,777 km / 1,104 mi · Air Algérie
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · Air Algérie
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,255 km / 1,401 mi · Air Algérie, Turkish Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,300 km / 1,429 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [NIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/drrn.md) Diori Hamani International Airport · Niger · 2,583 km / 1,605 mi · Air Algérie
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,706 km / 1,681 mi · EgyptAir, Air Algérie
- [OUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dffd.md) Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport · Burkina Faso · 2,747 km / 1,707 mi · Air Algérie
- [NKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gqno.md) Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport · Mauritania · 2,774 km / 1,724 mi · Air Algérie
- [BKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gabs.md) Modibo Keita International Airport · Mali · 2,909 km / 1,808 mi · Air Algérie
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 2,934 km / 1,823 mi · Air Algérie
- [NDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fttj.md) N'Djamena International Airport · Chad · 2,976 km / 1,849 mi · Air Algérie
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 3,049 km / 1,895 mi · Air Algérie, Royal Jordanian
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,070 km / 1,908 mi · EgyptAir
- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 3,106 km / 1,930 mi · Air Algérie
- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 3,168 km / 1,969 mi · Air Algérie
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 3,331 km / 2,070 mi · Air Algérie
- [CKY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gucy.md) Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport · Guinea · 3,459 km / 2,149 mi · Air Algérie
- [ABJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/diap.md) Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport · Côte d’Ivoire · 3,570 km / 2,218 mi · Air Algérie
- [DLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkd.md) Douala International Airport · Cameroon · 3,695 km / 2,296 mi · Air Algérie
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,716 km / 2,309 mi · Air Algérie
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,838 km / 2,385 mi · Flynas, Air Algérie, Saudia
- [LBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fool.md) Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport · Gabon · 4,079 km / 2,535 mi · Air Algérie
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 4,725 km / 2,936 mi · Air Algérie
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 4,732 km / 2,940 mi · Qatar Airways, Air Algérie
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,069 km / 3,150 mi · Emirates
- [NBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fnbj.md) Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport · Angola · 5,199 km / 3,231 mi · Air Algérie
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 6,275 km / 3,899 mi · Air Algérie
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 6,809 km / 4,231 mi · Air Algérie
- [JNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/faor.md) O.R. Tambo International Airport · South Africa · 7,462 km / 4,637 mi · Air Algérie
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 9,105 km / 5,658 mi · Air Algérie
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 10,106 km / 6,280 mi · Air Algérie
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 10,131 km / 6,295 mi · Air Algérie
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 10,580 km / 6,574 mi · Air Algérie

### Seasonal (2)

- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,900 km / 1,181 mi · Air Algérie
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,448 km / 1,521 mi · Air Algérie

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,058 km / 1,900 mi · Air Algérie
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,070 km / 1,908 mi · Air Algérie

### Cargo (3)

- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 769 km / 478 mi · Swiftair
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,255 km / 1,401 mi · Turkish Cargo

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (3)

- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 91
- SF [Domestic Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/domestic-airlines) · 12
- AH [Air Algérie Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie-cargo)

### Passenger (20)

- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 5
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 3
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 2
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 2
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 1
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 1
- WT [Swiftair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swiftair) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Antinea Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/antinea-airlines), [Khalifa Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/khalifa-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 8.0M (2018) | #254 of 3,974 | #9 in Africa | #1 in DZ |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =64 in Africa | #8 in DZ |
| Elevation | 25 m / 82 ft | =37,619 of 43,403 | =2,901 in Africa | #72 in DZ |
| Age | Opened 1924 | =231 of 15,079 | #4 in Africa | #1 in DZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =2 in DZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ALGIERS APP | 121.400 |
| GND | ALGIERS GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | ALGIERS TWR | 118.700 |
| CCR | ALGIERS CCR | 127.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [DAAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daax.md) Chéraga Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [DAAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daak.md) Boufarik Air Base · 34 km / 21 mi
- [DAAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daab.md) Blida Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [DAAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daaq.md) Ain Oussera Airport · 133 km / 83 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: “Houari Boumediene Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Houari_Boumediene_Airport&oldid=1375712257), revision of 19 Sep 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/daag/data