Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Es-Sénia, Oran Province (Algeria)

IATA: ORN ICAO: DAOO

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

295 ft

90 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.6206°, -0.6225°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#379 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Algeria)

tied #1 of 7 in DZ

same length as TMR · #4 of 39 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ORN in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #379 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · tied #1 in Algeria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ORN lies at 90 m (295 ft), #342 of 650 published airports by elevation and 42.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,970 ft below the Algeria median (2,265 ft, 7 airports); TMR is highest at 4,518 ft, 4,223 ft higher than ORN.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Oujda Angads Airport (OUD), 81.1 NM, 9,843 ft. ORN has the longest runway in this radius, 1,968 ft over OUD.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

ORN runways: 07L/25R 11,811 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 07R/25L 9,843 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #1 of 7 in Algeria with TMR at 11,811 ft; 328 ft ahead of ALG (11,483 ft). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07L/25R	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07R/25L	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ 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
Oujda Angads Airport (Ahl Angad)	`OUD`	81.1 NM (150.2 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

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