# Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport (HME / DAUH)

**Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport** (IATA: HME, ICAO: DAUH) is a medium airport in Hassi Messaoud, Ouargla Province, Algeria. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). In 2012 it handled 481 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HME / DAUH
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Hassi Messaoud, Ouargla Province, Algeria
- Elevation: 141 m / 463 ft
- Coordinates: 31.6730, 6.1404
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 481,371 (2012)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Algiers
- Website: http://www.egsa-alger.dz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oued_Irara%E2%80%93Krim_Belkacem_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25060
- Weather station: DAUH · WMO 60581
- Ident: DAUH

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 184° / 004° | yes |
| 01/19 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 444,587 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 481,371 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [CZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabc.md) Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport · Algeria · 514 km / 319 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [IAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauz.md) Zarzaitine - In Aménas Airport · Algeria · 526 km / 327 mi · Air Algérie
- [BJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daae.md) Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport · Algeria · 569 km / 354 mi · Domestic Airlines
- [AAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabb.md) Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport · Algeria · 593 km / 368 mi · Domestic Airlines
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 620 km / 385 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · Algeria · 764 km / 475 mi · Air Algérie, Domestic Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- [Star Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/star-aviation)

### Passenger (2)

- SF [Domestic Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/domestic-airlines) · 5
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 481K (2012) | #1,129 of 3,974 | #75 in Africa | #3 in DZ |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =185 in Africa | =12 in DZ |
| Elevation | 141 m / 463 ft | =27,790 of 43,403 | =2,613 in Africa | =61 in DZ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =24 in Africa | =2 in DZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | HASSI MESSAOUD APP | 120.000 |
| RDO | HASSI MESSAOUD RDO | 889.400 |
| TWR | HASSI MESSAOUD TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [DZ-0026](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dz-0026.md) Hassi Messaoud East Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [DZ-0021](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dz-0021.md) Trczina Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [OGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dauu.md) Ain Beida Airport · 74 km / 46 mi
- [DZ-0025](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dz-0025.md) Rhoud El Baguel Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [DZ-0020](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dz-0020.md) Gassi Touil Airport · 132 km / 82 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: “Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oued_Irara–Krim_Belkacem_Airport&oldid=1363069160), 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/dauh/data