| Houari Boumediene Airport مطار هواري بومدين الدولي Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene |
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| IATA: ALG – ICAO: DAAG
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | EGSA Alger | ||
| Serves | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Hub for | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 m / 82 ft | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 3,500 | 11,482 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 3,500 | 11,482 | Asphalt |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| H1 | 72×26 | 240×85 | Bitumen |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Passengers | 4,474,970 | ||
| Sources: List of the busiest airports in Africa, AIP,[1] EGSA Alger[2] | |||
Houari Boumediene Airport (Arabic: مطار هواري بومدين الدولي, French: Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene[1][2][3]) (IATA: ALG, ICAO: DAAG), also known as Algiers Airport, is an international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is located 9.1 NM (16.9 km; 10.5 mi) east southeast[1] of the city.
The airport is named after Houari Boumediene, a former president of Algeria. Under the French rule, Dar El Beïda, the area at which the airport is located, was known as Maison Blanche (white house) and, in much of the literature about the Algerian War of Independence it is called Maison Blanche Airport.
The Company Management Services and Infrastructure Aéroportuaires (SGSIA), more commonly known as "Airport of Algiers", is a Public Company. It was established on 1 November 2006 to manage and operate the Airport Algiers Houari Boumediene. The SGSIA includes 2100 employees.
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The airport was created in 1924 by naming Maison Blanche Airport. During World War II, Maison Blanche Airport was a primary objective of the Allied Operation Torch Eastern Task Force on 8 November 1942 and was sized by a combination of United States Army units, British Commandos and elements of a British Infantry Division. Opposition by Vichy French forces who defended the airport ended that same day, as orders from Admiral Darlan in Algiers were issued to cease all hostilities in North Africa.
Once in Allied hands, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command as a major transshipment hub for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel. It functioned as a stopover en-route to Tafarquay Airport, near Oran or to Tunis Airport, Tunisia on the North African Cairo-Dakar transport route. It also flew personnel and cargo to Marseille, Milan, Naples and Palermo, Sicily.[4] In addition, Twelfth Air Force used the airport as a command and control facility, headquartering its XII Bomber Command; XXII Tactical Air Command, and the 51st Troop Carrier Wing to direct combat and support missions during the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps[5] Known Allied air force combat units assigned to the airfield were:
The International Terminal (Terminal 1) presents a capacity of 6 million passengers per year. It was inaugurated on July 5, 2006 by the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. International traffic is 2.5 million passengers per year. There are 5000 car parking spaces, a taxi stand, a boarding area of 27,000 m², with a 16 gates
The Domestic Terminal (Terminal 2) renovated in 2007, has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per year. It offers conditions of comfort and security comparable to those of Terminal 1. The domestic traffic is 1.5 million passengers per year. Terminal 2 is equipped with 20 registration desks, a cafeteria, tearoom and prayer room. The terminal also has a pharmacy, perfumery, a hairdresser, watches, luggage shops, games and toys and a tobacco/newspaper shop. There are 900 car parking spaces, a taxi stand, a boarding area of 5,000 m², with a 7 gates, luggage delivery area, and lounges for premium passengers.[6]
The Terminal 3 was once the terminal in operating domestic flights. After 2007, the terminal is became for pilgrimage flights and charter flights.
The following airlines have scheduled services to Houari Boumediene Airport as of September 2011:
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal/Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Aigle Azur | Basel/Mulhouse, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris-Orly, Toulouse | 1-1 |
| Air Algérie | Abidjan, Alicante, Amman-Queen Alia, Bamako, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Beirut, Bordeaux, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Dakar, Damascus, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Lille, London-Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Medinah, Metz/Nancy, Milan-Malpensa, Montréal-Trudeau, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Rome-Fiumicino, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis | 1-2 |
| Air Algérie | Adrar, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Bordj Mokhtar, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Golea, El Oued, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Jijel, Laghouat, Mascara, Oran, Ouargla, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt | 2 |
| Air France | Marseille, Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 1-1 |
| Air Méditerranée | Montpellier | 1-1 |
| Alitalia | Rome-Fiumicino | 1-1 |
| British Airways | London-Gatwick [begins 25 March 2012], London-Heathrow [ends 24 March 2012] | 1-1 |
| EgyptAir | Cairo | 1-1 |
| Iberia | Madrid | 1-1 |
| Jetairfly | Brussels-South Charleroi | 1-1 |
| Libyan Airlines | Tripoli | 1-1 |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt | 1-1 |
| Qatar Airways | Doha | 1-1 |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca | 1-1 |
| Royal Wings | Amman | 1-1 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah | 1-1 |
| Spanair | Alicante, Barcelona, Valencia | 1-1 |
| Syrianair | Damascus | 1-1 |
| TAP Portugal operated by Portugália | Lisbon [7] | 1-1 |
| Tassili Airlines | Constantine, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Oran, Tamanrasset | 2 |
| Tunisair | Tunis | 1-1 |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 1-1 |
Passenger use, total cargo, and aircraft movements have increased since 2003.[8]
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
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| Passengers | ||||||
| Total | 2,631,807 | 3,413,417 | 5,403,453 | 6,283,340 | 6,783,340 | 7,183,340 |
The distance to the center of Algiers is 20 km using the route N5 direct Bab Ezzouar.
The airport has a 7,000 capacity car park.
Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers.
The Algiers Metro (line L1) will connect the airport with the center of Algiers.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
