# Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport (TLM / DAON)

**Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport** (IATA: TLM, ICAO: DAON) is a large airport in Zenata, Tlemcen Province, Algeria. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long, asphalt. In 2010 it handled 138 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TLM / DAON
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Zenata, Tlemcen Province, Algeria
- Elevation: 248 m / 814 ft
- Coordinates: 35.0127, -1.4571
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 137,907 (2010)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Algiers
- Website: http://www.egsa-alger.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenata_%E2%80%93_Messali_El_Hadj_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875969
- Weather station: DAON · WMO 60531
- Ident: DAON

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 070° / 250° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 131,481 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 137,907 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 461 km / 286 mi · Air Algérie
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,098 km / 682 mi · Volotea
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,557 km / 967 mi · Transavia
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 1,830 km / 1,137 mi · TUI fly Belgium

### Seasonal (4)

- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 1,098 km / 682 mi · Air Algérie
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 1,313 km / 816 mi · Transavia, Air Algérie
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,557 km / 967 mi · Air Algérie
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 1,591 km / 989 mi · Air Algérie

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 5
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 2
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1
- 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 | 138K (2010) | #1,698 of 3,974 | #113 in Africa | #6 in DZ |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =292 in Africa | #38 in DZ |
| Elevation | 248 m / 814 ft | =21,118 of 43,403 | #2,453 in Africa | #57 in DZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =24 in DZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TLEMCEN TWR | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [OUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmfo.md) Oujda Angads Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [TAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daol.md) Oran Tafraoui Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [MLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/geml.md) Melilla Airport · 140 km / 87 mi
- [NDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmw.md) Nador Al Aaroui International Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [MUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daov.md) Ghriss Airport · 148 km / 92 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: “Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zenata_–_Messali_El_Hadj_Airport&oldid=1371383656), revision of 26 Aug 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/daon/data