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Houari Boumediene Airport

Algiers, Algiers Province (Algeria)
IATA: ALG ICAO: DAAG
Longest Active Runway
11,483 ft
3,500 meters
Field Elevation
82 ft
25 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
36.6939°, 3.2145°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#6 in Algeria
Out of 39 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#476 Worldwide
Top 6.4% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#5444 MSL
Top 74.9% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+14.8%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Houari Boumediene Airport's longest active runway measures 11,483 ft (3,500 m). It ranks as the #6 longest runway in Algeria and #476 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
05/23 11,483 ft (3500m) 197 ft (60m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
09/27 11,483 ft (3500m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/alg.json ↗