Houari Boumediene Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

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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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #273 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#476 of 7558

Top 6.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Algeria)

#3 of 7 in DZ

#6 of 39 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+14.8%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ALG in numbers: 11,483 ft longest runway · tied #273 of 650 published · #476 of 7,558 worldwide (top 6.4%) · #3 in Algeria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ALG lies at 25 m (82 ft), #461 of 650 published airports by elevation and 25.1 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,183 ft below the Algeria median (2,265 ft, 7 airports); TMR is highest at 4,518 ft, 4,436 ft higher than ALG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of ALG. Nearest published airport: Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ), 160 NM, 9,843 ft (1,640 ft shorter than ALG); 5 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,483 ft (3,500 m)

ALG runways: 05/23 11,483 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 09/27 11,483 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #3 of 7 in Algeria; ORN leads by 328 ft (11,811 ft). +14.8% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
09/27	11,483 ft (3500 m / 3.500 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

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