# Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE / DABB)

**Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport** (IATA: AAE, ICAO: DABB) is a large airport in Annaba, Annaba Province, Algeria. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). In 2020 it handled 105 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AAE / DABB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Annaba, Annaba Province, Algeria
- Elevation: 5 m / 16 ft
- Coordinates: 36.8268, 7.8133
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 105,229 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Algiers
- Website: http://www.annabacity.net/dossiers/dossier_40_aeroport+annaba+-+rabah+bitat.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabah_Bitat_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q979270
- Weather station: DABB · WMO 60360
- Ident: DABB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 187° / 007° | yes |
| 05/23 | 2,290 m / 7,513 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 416,435 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 402,585 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 421,547 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 446,846 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 462,003 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 473,530 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 489,739 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 530,709 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 553,349 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 520,493 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 515,481 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 105,229 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (9)

- [ELU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauo.md) Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالوادي · Algeria · 380 km / 236 mi · Domestic Airlines
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 410 km / 255 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [HME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauh.md) Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport · Algeria · 593 km / 368 mi · Domestic Airlines
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · Algeria · 768 km / 477 mi · Air Algérie
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 768 km / 477 mi · Air Algérie
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,015 km / 631 mi · Air Algérie
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,395 km / 867 mi · Air Algérie
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,420 km / 882 mi · Air Algérie
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,868 km / 1,161 mi · Air Algérie

### Seasonal (1)

- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 768 km / 477 mi · Volotea, Transavia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 7
- SF [Domestic Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/domestic-airlines) · 3
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- 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 | 105K (2020) | #1,793 of 3,974 | #120 in Africa | #7 in DZ |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | =12 in DZ |
| Elevation | 5 m / 16 ft | =41,727 of 43,403 | =3,087 in Africa | #75 in DZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =2 in DZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [TBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtka.md) Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [DABO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabo.md) Oum El Bouaghi Air Base · 117 km / 72 mi
- [CZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabc.md) Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport · 123 km / 76 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: “Rabah Bitat Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rabah_Bitat_Airport&oldid=1363073882), 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/dabb/data