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Houari Boumediene Airport (Arabic: مطار هواري بومدين الدولي, French: Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumédiène[1][2][3]) (IATA: ALG, ICAO: DAAG), also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is the main 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.

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Houari Boumediene Airport مطار هواري بومدين الدولي Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumédiène
IATA: ALG ICAO: DAAG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	EGSA Alger
Serves	Algiers, Algeria
Hub for	Air Algérie Tassili Airlines
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Elevation AMSL	25 m / 82 ft
Coordinates	36°41′27.65″N 003°12′55.47″E
Map
ALG Location of airport in Algeria
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 (2016)
Passengers 7,500,000 Passenger change 15-16 10% Aircraft movements ? Movements change 15-16 ?
Sources: AIP,[1] EGSA Alger,[2] ACI's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report.

The airport is named after Houari Boumediene (1932–1978), a former president of Algeria. Dar El Beïda, the area at which the airport is located, was known as Maison Blanche (White House), and the airport is called Maison Blanche Airport in much of the literature about the Algerian War of Independence. The Société de Gestion des Services et Infrastructures Aéroportuaires (SGSIA), more commonly known as "Airport of Algiers", is a Public Company established on 1 November 2006 to manage and operate the airport. The SGSIA has 2,100 employees.

History

The airport was created in 1924 and named 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 seized 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.

Hawker Hurricane Aircraft of No. 43 Squadron RAF under the Command of Squadron Leader Michael Rook landed at Maison Blanche shortly after 11.00 Hrs on 8 November, and began offensive patrols the next day. 43 Sqn remained at Maison Blanche until 13 March 1943, when the unit was deployed to Jemmapes, Constantine[4]

Once in Allied hands, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces 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.[5] In addition, Twelfth Air Force A3 SECTION under the command of Lt. Col Carter E. Duncan 1943/44, 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[6] Known Allied air force combat units assigned to the airfield were:

• No. 43 Squadron RAF 323 Wing RAF, 8 November 1942 -13 March 1943 Hawker Hurricane
• 51st Troop Carrier Wing, 23 November 1942 – 28 March 1943
• 63d Fighter Wing, May–August 1943
• 97th Bombardment Group, 13–22 November 1942, B-17 Flying Fortress
• 301st Bombardment Group, 5–16 December 1942, B-17 Flying Fortress
• 319th Bombardment Group, 24–12 November 1942, B-26 Marauder
• 14th Fighter Group, 18–22 November 1942, P-38 Lightning
• 350th Fighter Group, May–July 1943, P-38 Lightning
• 3d Reconnaissance Group, 25 December 1942 – 13 June 1943, (various photo reconnaissance aircraft)

Terminals

Terminal 1

The domestic terminal (Terminal 1) presents a capacity of 6 million passengers per year. It was inaugurated on 5 July 2006 by the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The terminal holds 5000 car parking spaces, a taxi stand, a boarding area of 27,000 m², and 14 passenger gates. The hall 2 terminal 1 will be dedicated to domestic flights whereas the hall 1 will be dedicated to the middle east, and gulf airlines.

Terminal 2

The charter 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. Its domestic traffic is 1.5 million passengers per year. Terminal 2 is equipped with 20 check-in desks with a cafeteria, tearoom and prayer room. The terminal also has a pharmacy, perfumery, a hairdresser, watch retailers, luggage shops, games and toys as well as a tobacco/newspaper shop. There are 900 car parking spaces, a taxi stand, a boarding area of 5,000 m², with 7 gates, a luggage delivery area, and lounges for premium passengers.[7]

Prior to Terminal 2's opening, Terminal 3 was used for operating domestic flights. In 2007, the terminal's use changed to pilgrimage and charter flights but since 2019 all of the charters and pilgrimage flights have been moved to terminal 2 and the former Terminal 3 will be demolished in order to build a new terminal.[8]

Terminal 4

Terminal 4 opened on April 29, 2019. Its operations began in three different stages. The first was granted to flights bound for Paris by Air Algérie. A week later, all flights to France operated by Air Algérie were transferred to the terminal. The following week, all other international flights operated by Air Algérie were transferred to the new terminal. As of May 15, the other foreign airlines would also begin operations in this terminal. The terminal 4 has 120 check-in points, 84 check-in counters, 9 conveyor belts and 21 telescopic gateways. With a surface area of 73 hectares which currently accommodates an additional 10 million passengers per year and is also capable of accommodating Airbus A380 type aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Algérie	Abidjan, Adrar, Alicante, Amman–Queen Alia, Annaba, Bamako, Barcelona, Batna, Béchar, Beijing–Capital, Beirut, Béjaïa, Biskra, Bordeaux, Bou Saada,[9] Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Charleroi, Chlef, Constantine, Dakar–Diass, Djanet, Doha,[10] Douala, Dubai–International, El Bayadh,[11] El Goléa, El Oued, Frankfurt, Geneva, Ghardaïa, Hassi Messaoud, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Istanbul, Jeddah, Jijel, Laghouat, Lille, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Mécheria,[11] Metz/Nancy, Milan–Malpensa, Montpellier, Montréal–Trudeau, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Oran, Ouagadougou, Ouargla, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Rome–Fiumicino, Sétif, Tamanrasset, Tébessa, Tiaret,[9] Timimoun, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt, Toulouse, Tunis, Vienna Seasonal: Antalya, Basel/Mulhouse, Valencia
Air Canada	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau[12]
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly Seasonal: Marseille, Nice, Toulouse[13]
ASL Airlines France	Lille, Lyon, Paris–Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Toulon
British Airways	London–Heathrow
EgyptAir	Cairo
Emirates	Dubai–International
Flynas	Jeddah, Medina
Iberia Regional	Madrid
ITA Airways	Rome–Fiumicino
Lufthansa	Frankfurt
Nouvelair	Tunis
Qatar Airways	Doha
Royal Jordanian	Seasonal: Amman–Queen Alia[14]
Saudia	Jeddah, Medina
Tassili Airlines	Adrar, Annaba, Béchar, Biskra, Constantine, Djanet, El Oued, Ghardaïa, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Illizi, In Salah, Mascara,[15] Mécheria,[15] Nantes, Oran, Paris–Orly, Sétif, Strasbourg, Tamanrasset, Tindouf, Tlemcen Seasonal: El Bayadh, Laghouat, Tiaret
Transavia	Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris–Orly
TUI fly Belgium	Charleroi
Tunisair	Tunis
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul Seasonal: Antalya
Volotea	Bordeaux, Naples (begins 28 November 2022),[16] Venice (begins 29 November 2022)[17]
Vueling	Alicante, Barcelona, Marseille, Valencia

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Air Algérie Cargo[citation needed]	Dubai–International, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London–Heathrow, Lyon, Munich, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rome–Fiumicino, Tunis
Emirates SkyCargo[18]	Dubai–Al Maktoum
Swiftair[19]	Marseille
Turkish Cargo[20]	Istanbul

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Unpublished Annual Reports

	Passengers	Change from previous year	Aircraft operations	Cargo (Million Tkm )
2018	7 975 412	+1.9%
2017	6 241 924	+2.38%		24.80
2016	6 093 416	+11.37%	155,661	21.59
2015	5 400 896	+7.03%	142,683	21.90
2014	5 021 289	+10.53%		21.66
2013	4 492 436	+9.12%	72,676	17.50
2012	4 082 595	+13.20%	66,423	14.93
2011	3 543 663	+4.84%	64,191	14.83
2010	3 372 283	-29.61%	61,066	15.91
2009	4 370 917	+34.01%	61,554	4.32
2008	2 884 506	+2.48%		16.98
2007	2 813 018	-3.08%		16.57
2006	2 899 722	-4.74%		23.57
2005	3 037 298	-6.65%		31.62
2004	3 236 364	-1.74%		21.44
2003	3 292 815	+8.82%		19.09
2002	3 002 323	+13.89%		17.98
2001	3 419 249	+12.34%		18.35
2000	2 997 480	+2.02%		16.65
1999	2 936 800	-15.15%		15.40

Traffic Forecast from 2019 to 2029 with the planned extension to 16 million per annum 2017 Air Traffic Passenger number increased to 6,241,924 in Algeria, from 3.38 million in 1998 to 6.24 million in 2017, growing at an average annual rate of 4.27%.

Year	Passengers	Growing Average
2029	10 309 342	4,27%
2028	9 887 161	4,27%
2027	9 482 268	4,27%
2026	9 093 956	4,27%
2025	8 721 546	4,27%
2024	8 364 386	4,27%
2023	8 021 853	4,27%
2022	7 693 347	4,27%
2021	7 378 294	4,27%
2020	7 076 143	4,27%

Ground transport

Car

The distance to the center of Algiers is 20 km using the route N5 direct Bab Ezzouar. A1 also connects with N5 to the airport. Taxis service the airport to downtown Algiers.

Parking

The airport has a 7,000 capacity with two car parks located north of the terminals.

Bus

Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers every 30 minutes during the day with the line 100 of the Algiers's public transport buses company (ETUSA).

Subway

The Algiers Metro Line L1 extension will connect the airport with the centre of Algiers.

Suburban rail

Since 2019 Algiers airport has a rail station, located between terminals 1 and 2. The train connects the Algiers downtown (Agha station) to the international airport with a stopover at El Harrach train station with trains of the commuter rail network of the SNTF. The train frequency is one train every 30 minutes with a 20-minute journey time.

Hotel park

The new Hyatt Regency Hotel opened its doors on April 24, 2019, and is located across the street from the Terminal 4 with which it is connected. It is the first hotel of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation chain in Algeria. The hotel has 320 rooms and 3 restaurants, a swimming pool and a 2,200 m2 lobby, and 13 meeting rooms.[21]

Accidents and incidents

• On 23 July 1968, three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked El Al Flight 426, a Boeing 707 with 48 other people on board and diverted it to the airport. They eventually released all 48 hostages unharmed.
• On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969, an Airbus A300 bound for Paris, was seized by four Islamic terrorists before takeoff; three passengers were killed before departure. In Marseille, France, a special operations team of the French Gendarmerie stormed the aircraft and killed all four hijackers; 25 passengers were injured.

Gallery

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  Terminal 1
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  The Hall 2 of the Terminal 1
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  Check-in sector Hall 1 (Terminal 1)
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  Entrance to the Terminal 1
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  Boarding zone
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  Public zone Terminal 1 (Hall 1)
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  Hall 2 (Terminal 1)
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  Public zone (Hall 2)
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  Exterior Hall 1 (Terminal 1)
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  Check-in sector Hall 2 (Terminal 1)
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  Terminal 4 exterior

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

Media related to Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Etablissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d’Alger (EGSA-Alger) (in French)
• Accident history for ALG at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for DAAG at NOAA/NWS
• AIP AIC CARTES
• SGSIA Ministere des Transpots
• Stats Aircraft Movements 2015 2016
• Accurate Data

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Algier

Der Flughafen Algier (auch Flughafen Houari Boumedienne) (IATA-Code: ALG, ICAO-Code: DAAG) befindet sich rund 20 Kilometer in südöstlicher Richtung von Algier entfernt in Algerien. Es handelt sich um den größten Flughafen des Landes. Rund 4,5 Millionen Passagiere werden jährlich abgefertigt (Stand 2009).

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- [en] Houari Boumediene Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional Houari Boumedienne

El Aeropuerto Internacional Houari Boumedienne (IATA: ALG, OACI: DAAG) es un aeropuerto civil ubicado a 17 km (kilómetros) al sureste de Argel, la capital de Argelia. Su nombre procede de Houari Boumédiène. Bajo control francés, Dar El Beïda, la zona donde se ubica el aeropuerto, era conocida como Maison Blanche (Casa Blanca) y, en la mayoría de libros sobre la Guerra de Independencia de Argelia, se le conoce como aeropuerto Maison Blanche.

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[fr] Aéroport d'Alger - Houari-Boumédiène

L'aéroport international d'Alger-Houari-Boumédiène[2] (code IATA : ALG • code OACI : DAAG), anciennement aéroport d'Alger-Maison Blanche, communément appelé « Alger-Houari-Boumédiène », est un aéroport algérien, situé sur la commune de Dar El Beïda à 16 km à l'est d'Alger. Premier aéroport algérien par son importance, il est désigné troisième meilleur aéroport d'Afrique en 2015, classement déterminé par un vote des voyageurs et basé sur l'expérience globale dans l'aéroport[3],[4].

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[it] Aeroporto di Algeri-Houari Boumédiène

L'Aeroporto di Algeri-Houari Boumédiène[2] (IATA: ALG, ICAO: DAAG) (in arabo:مطار هواري بومدين) è la principale struttura aeroportuale di Algeri nonché dell'intera Algeria. È intitolato a Houari Boumédiène, (1932-1978), Presidente dell'Algeria dal 1965 sino alla morte e si trova nella località di Dar El Beïda a circa 20 km da Algeri.

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[ru] Аэропорт Хуари Бумедьен

Аэропорт Хуари Бумедьен (араб. مطار هواري بومدين الدولي‎, фр. Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene) (ИАТА: ALG, ИКАО: DAAG), известный также как Международный аэропорт Алжира, или Аэропорт Алжира, — международный аэропорт, расположенный в 16,9 км (11 миль) к юго-востоку от столицы Алжира — города Алжир. Аэропорт назван в честь бывшего президента страны Хуари Бумедьена.

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