# Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL / DABC)

**Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport** (IATA: CZL, ICAO: DABC) is a large airport in Constantine, Constantine Province, Algeria. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). In 2020 it handled 237 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CZL / DABC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Constantine, Constantine Province, Algeria
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 690 m / 2,265 ft
- Coordinates: 36.2760, 6.6204
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 236,848 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Algiers
- Website: http://www.egsa-alger.dz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Boudiaf_International_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510194
- Weather station: DABC · WMO 60419
- Ident: DABC

## Timeline

- 1943: Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 159° / 339° |  |
| 13/31 | 2,400 m / 7,874 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 685,059 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 629,315 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 667,473 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 691,142 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 725,031 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 801,130 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 855,239 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,116,415 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,049,837 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,099,473 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,092,491 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 236,848 | Wikidata |

## Routes

27 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 308 km / 191 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [OGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauu.md) Ain Beida Airport · Algeria · 497 km / 309 mi · Air Algérie
- [GHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daug.md) Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport · Algeria · 505 km / 314 mi · Air Algérie
- [HME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauh.md) Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport · Algeria · 514 km / 319 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · Algeria · 656 km / 408 mi · Air Algérie
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 805 km / 500 mi · Volotea, Air Algérie
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 822 km / 511 mi · Air Algérie
- [CBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daor.md) Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport · Algeria · 968 km / 601 mi · Air Algérie
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,059 km / 658 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [AZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daua.md) Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport · Algeria · 1,136 km / 706 mi · Air Algérie
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 1,261 km / 784 mi · Air Algérie
- [DJG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daaj.md) Tiska Djanet Airport · Algeria · 1,361 km / 846 mi · Air Algérie
- [ETZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfjl.md) Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport · France · 1,413 km / 878 mi · Air Algérie
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,428 km / 887 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,454 km / 903 mi · Air Algérie
- [TMR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daat.md) Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport · Algeria · 1,501 km / 933 mi · Air Algérie
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 1,614 km / 1,003 mi · Air Algérie
- [TIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daof.md) Tindouf Airport · Algeria · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi · Air Algérie
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,990 km / 1,237 mi · Air Algérie
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,409 km / 2,118 mi · Air Algérie, Saudia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,533 km / 2,195 mi · Air Algérie, Saudia

### Seasonal (5)

- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 376 km / 234 mi · Air Algérie
- [MPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmt.md) Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport · France · 843 km / 524 mi · Transavia
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 932 km / 579 mi · Air Algérie
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 1,366 km / 849 mi · Transavia
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 1,387 km / 862 mi · Transavia

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 2,762 km / 1,716 mi · Air Algérie

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 24
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 5
- SF [Domestic Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/domestic-airlines) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 237K (2020) | #1,466 of 3,974 | #95 in Africa | #5 in DZ |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | =12 in DZ |
| Elevation | 690 m / 2,265 ft | #7,744 of 43,403 | #1,553 in Africa | #21 in DZ |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =38 in Africa | #2 in DZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =2 in DZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CONSTANTINE APP | 120.100 |
| TWR | CONSTANTINE TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [BLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabt.md) Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport · 65 km / 40 mi
- [GJL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daav.md) Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [QSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daas.md) Ain Arnat Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [AAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabb.md) Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport · 123 km / 76 mi
- [BJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daae.md) Soummam–Abane Ramdane 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: “Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Boudiaf_International_Airport&oldid=1374830569), revision of 14 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/dabc/data