Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Annaba, Annaba Province (Algeria)

IATA: AAE ICAO: DABB

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

16 ft

5 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.8268°, 7.8133°

LARGE AIRPORT

🏆

Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,195 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Algeria)

tied #4 of 7 in DZ

same length as DJG, BLJ, CZL · #25 of 39 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 AAE in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,195 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · tied #4 in Algeria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

⛰️

Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

AAE lies at 5 m (16 ft), #602 of 650 published airports by elevation and 7.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,249 ft below the Algeria median (2,265 ft, 7 airports); TMR is highest at 4,518 ft, 4,502 ft higher than AAE.

🧭

Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), 66.4 NM, 9,843 ft. Next: BLJ 97.3 NM. AAE ties with CZL/BLJ for the longest runway in this radius (9,843 ft).

✈️

Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

AAE runways: 18/36 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 05/23 7,513 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #4 of 7 in Algeria with DJG/BLJ/CZL at 9,843 ft; ORN leads by 1,968 ft (11,811 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
05/23	7,513 ft (2290 m / 2.290 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (Constantine)	`CZL`	66.4 NM (123 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted
Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (Batna)	`BLJ`	97.3 NM (180.2 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →