Houari Boumediene Airport
Title: Houari Boumediene Airport
Subject: Marseille Provence Airport, Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Air Algérie, Guemar Airport, Ghriss Airport
Collection: 1924 Establishments in Algeria, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in North Africa, Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria, Airports Established in 1924, Airports in Algeria, Transport in Algiers, World War II Airfields in Algeria
مطار هواري بومدين الدولي
Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene
On final approach to RWY09
ICAO: DAAG
Location of airport in Algeria
Airport type
EGSA Alger
Hub for
Elevation AMSL
25 m / 82 ft
05/23 3,500 11,482 Asphalt
Helipads
H1 72×26 240×85 Bitumen
Passenger change 12–13
Movements change 12–13
Sources: AIP,[1] EGSA Alger,[2] ACI's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report.
Houari Boumediene Airport (ICAO: DAAG), also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International 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. 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.
Terminals 2
Airlines and destinations 3
Passenger 3.1
Cargo 3.2
Ground Transport 5
Car 5.1
Parking 5.1.1
Bus 5.2
Subway and Suburban Rail 5.3
Incidents and accidents 6
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.
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.[4] 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[5] Known Allied air force combat units assigned to the airfield were:
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)
The International Terminal (Terminal 1) presents a capacity of 6 million passengers per year. It was inaugurated on 5 July 2006 by the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. International traffic is 2.5 million passengers per year, and the terminal holds 5000 car parking spaces, a taxi stand, a boarding area of 27,000 m², and 16 passenger 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. Its domestic traffic is 1.5 million passengers per year. Terminal 2 is equipped with 20 registration 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.[6]
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.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines have scheduled services to Houari Boumediene Airport as of April 2015:
Terminal/Hall
Aigle Azur Basel/Mulhouse, Bordeaux, 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, Dubai-International, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul–Atatürk, Jeddah, Lille, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Medina, Metz/Nancy, Milan–Malpensa, Montréal–Trudeau, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly, Rome–Fiumicino, Toulouse, Tripoli, Tunis, Vienna
Seasonal: Berlin–Schönefeld, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 1–2
Air Algérie Adrar, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Bordj Mokhtar, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Golea, El Oued, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Jijel, Laghouat, Mascara, Oran, Ouargla, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tlemcen, Touggourt 2
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Seasonal: Marseille 1-1
Air Malta Malta 1-1
Air Méditerranée Marseille, Paris–Charles de Gaulle 1-1
Alitalia Rome–Fiumicino
Seasonal: Milan–Malpensa 1-1
British Airways London–Gatwick 1-1
EgyptAir Cairo 1-1
Emirates Dubai-International 1-1
Etihad Regional operated by Darwin Airline Seasonal: Geneva 1-1
Iberia Madrid 1-1
Jetairfly Brussels-Charleroi 1-1
Libyan Airlines Tripoli 1-1
Lufthansa Frankfurt 1-1
Qatar Airways Doha 1-1
Royal Air Maroc Casablanca 1-1
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia 1-1
Saudia Jeddah, Medina 1-1
Swiss International Air Lines Geneva 1-1
Syrian Air Damascus[7] 1-1
operated by Portugália Lisbon 1-1
Tassili Airlines Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg [8] 1-2
Tassili Airlines Adrar, Annaba, Batna, Bejaia, Constantine, El Oued, Ghardaia, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, Oran, Setif, Tamanrasset, Tiaret, Tlemcen 2
Transavia France Lyon [9] 1-1
Tunisair Tunis 1-1
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk 1-1
Vueling Alicante, Barcelona
Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca 1-1
African & Near East Destinations from Algiers
All Transatlantic Destinations from Algiers
Air Algérie Cargo Dubai-International, Frankfurt, Istanbul-Atatürk, London-Heathrow, Marseille, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, Tunis
Air Express Algeria
Air France Cargo Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Cargolux Luxembourg
DHL Aviation
Emirates SkyCargo Dubai–Al Maktoum
Royal Air Maroc Cargo Brussels, Casablanca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Royal Jordanian Cargo Amman–Queen Alia, Maastricht/Aachen
Swiftair Madrid
Turkish Airlines Cargo Istanbul-Atatürk, Milan-Malpensa, Zürich
Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Change from previous year
(metric tons)
3,403,453 2.13% 48,347 0.01% 22,580 5.71%
4,474,623 8.43% 61,554 12.64% 21,931 3.81%
4,346,654 2.86% 61,066 0.79% 19,233 12.30%
5,404,971 14.50% 66,423 3.48% 25,359 12.88%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[10] 2006,[11] 2007,[12] 2009,[13] 2011,[14] 2012,[15] and 2013[15])
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.
The airport has a 7,000 capacity with two car parks located north of the terminals.
Buses link the airport to downtown Algiers every 30 minutes during the day.
Subway and Suburban Rail
The Algiers Metro Line L1 extension once completed will connect the airport with the center of Algiers.
Suburban rail does not connect directly with the airport and the closest station is at Bab Ezzouar.
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 20 January 1981 the 52 United States embassy hostages arrived at the airport after they departed Tehran, Iran.
On 26 August 1992, a bomb at the airport killed nine people and injured 128. Several people were arrested in connection with the bombing, including Hossein Abderrahim, a member of the Islamic FIS political party. He was executed in 1993. In 2002, Abdelghani Ait Haddad, sentenced to death in his absence, took refuge in the United Kingdom after residing in France for nine years.
On 24 December 1994 Air France Flight 8969, an Airbus A300 bound for Paris, was seized by four Islamic terrorists before take off; 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.
On 24 July 2014, Air Algérie Flight 5017 en route from Ouagadougou Airport, Burkina Faso to Houari Boumediene Airport, Algeria crashed about 50 minutes after take-off. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was carrying 112 passenger and 6 crew from 15 nationalities. The aircraft crashed southeast of Gossi, Mali. There were no survivors. It was the third major aircraft accident in a one-week span and the second with no survivors.
The new terminal at the airport
Check-in sector Hall 1 (Terminal 1)
Entrance to the terminal
Boarding zone
Public zone (Hall 1)
Hall 2 (Terminal 1)
Exterior Hall 1 (Terminal 1)
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
^ a b c (French) AIP and Chart for Aéroport d'Alger / Houari Boumediene (DAAG) from Service d'Information Aéronautique – Algerie
^ a b (French) Aéroport International d'Alger : HOUARI BOUMEDIENE from Établissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d'Alger (EGSA Alger)
^ (French) Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene, official website
^ File:Atcroutes-1sep1945.jpg
^ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
^ http://www.elmoudjahid.com/stories.php?story=07/11/03/9418793
^ https://planefinder.net/data/flight/RB354
^ http://www.strasbourg.aeroport.fr/images/pdf/guidehoraire/Programme-previsionnel-w1415-0310.pdf
^ Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
^ a b Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
Aéroport d'Alger Houari Boumediene, official website
Accident history for ALG at Aviation Safety Network
Current weather for DAAG at NOAA/NWS
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