ALG · Algiers, Algeria
Houari Boumediene Airport.
--:--:-- · CET (UTC+01:00) · 36.6939° N, 3.2145° E
Houari Boumediene Airport
International airport in Algeria
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ALG
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2050; ident DAAG; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aeroportalger.dz
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Houari Boumediene Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ALG / DAAG
OurAirports ident
DAAG
GPS / local code
DAAG
ISO region
DZ-16
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
aeroportalger.dz
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q623452
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CET · UTC+01:00
Time zone
CET
Africa/Algiers · UTC+01:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central Algiers.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Algiers
Languages
Arabic
Currency
DZD (د.ج)
Country area
2,381,741 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1924 · EGSA Alger
Owner / entity
Q623452
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Houari Boumediene Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Algiers, Algeria. Algiers's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Africa/Algiers (UTC+01:00, CET). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG / DAAG) is at 36.6939° N, 3.2145° E, elevation 82 ft (25 m), serving Algiers, Algeria.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Algiers is in Algeria (capital Algiers); on Africa/Algiers (CET, UTC+01:00); working languages: Arabic; currency: DZD (د.ج).
Distance from central Algiers: 12 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ALG.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG / DAAG)
Houari Boumediene Airport · International airport in Algeria
Known label 1
Algiers
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ALG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Maison Blanche
Alternate airport-name cue retained for ALG, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
DAAG · DAAG · DZ-16
aeroportalger.dz · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Houari Boumediene International Airport, also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is the main international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ALG; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located 9.1 NM east southeast of the city.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Dar el Beïda
dar-el-beida · 2.2 km from ALG
Algeria · Africa/Algiers · +0h · population 37,311 · city coordinates 36.7133, 3.2125
2. Bab Ezzouar
bab-ezzouar · 4.6 km from ALG
Algeria · Africa/Algiers · +0h · population 275,630 · city coordinates 36.7261, 3.1829
3. Bordj el Kiffan
bordj-el-kiffan · 6.4 km from ALG
Algeria · Africa/Algiers · +0h · population 123,246 · city coordinates 36.7487, 3.1925
4. Rouiba
rouiba · 7.7 km from ALG
Algeria · Africa/Algiers · +0h · population 117,558 · city coordinates 36.7383, 3.2808
5. Meftah
meftah · 8.2 km from ALG
Algeria · Africa/Algiers · +0h · population 40,878 · city coordinates 36.6204, 3.2225
6. Baraki
baraki · 11 km from ALG
Algeria · Africa/Algiers · +0h · population 105,402 · city coordinates 36.6666, 3.0961
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. PMI LEPA
Palma de Mallorca Airport · Palma de Mallorca
320 km from ALG · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 27 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 39.5517, 2.7388
2. ALC LEAL
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Alicante
377 km from ALG · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 142 ft (43 m) · airport coordinates 38.2822, -0.5582
3. RMU LEMI
Region of Murcia International Airport · Corvera
403 km from ALG · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 644 ft (196 m) · airport coordinates 37.8029, -1.1249
Route-time reference set
1. ALG-PMI
Palma de Mallorca · 320 km · 1h 14m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from ALG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ALG-ALC
Alicante · 377 km · 1h 19m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from ALG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ALG-RMU
Corvera · 403 km · 1h 21m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from ALG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ALG.
Runway identifiers
05/23 · 09/27
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
ALG sits in Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria), whose capital is Algiers. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Africa, Northern Africa.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: DZD (د.ج). ALG is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
ALG is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Algiers, Maison Blanche. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport in Algeria. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Houari Boumediene International Airport, also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is the main international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Location cue: It is located 9.1 NM east southeast of the city.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q623452 · Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport. Administrative area: Algiers. Named after: Hawwari Bumadian
Field and clock profile
Houari Boumediene Airport is a near sea-level field at 82 ft (25 m), positioned at 36.6939° N, 3.2145° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,483 ft / 3,500 m. The airport clock uses Africa/Algiers (CET, UTC+01:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Dar el Beïda is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.2 km. PMI Palma de Mallorca is the closest retained airport alternative at 320 km.
Country airport peers
ALG has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
ALG-PMI Palma de Mallorca: 320 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. ALG-ALC Alicante: 377 km, about 1h 19m, +0h. ALG-RMU Corvera: 403 km, about 1h 21m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident DAAG backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aeroportalger.dz is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,483 ft / 3,500 m
Runway identifiers
05/23, 09/27
OurAirports classifies ALG as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
ALG (DAAG) is a near sea-level field at 82 ft (25 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ALG sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ALG's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
EGSA Alger is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ALG.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aeroportalger.dz, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ALG
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ALG uses Africa/Algiers (CET, UTC+01:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Houari Boumediene Airport is about 12 km from central Algiers; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
PMI Palma de Mallorca is the closest retained alternate at 320 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aeroportalger.dz is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ALG inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ALG ranks #1 in the curated Algeria airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
ALG has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Africa/Algiers a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ALG is 82 ft (25 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CTS 82 ft (25 m) (0 ft delta) · FOR 83 ft (25 m) (1 ft delta) · LHR 83 ft (25 m) (1 ft delta) · HLP 84 ft (26 m) (2 ft delta) · LPL 80 ft (24 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ALG's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are PMI 320 km +0h · ALC 377 km +0h · RMU 403 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma de Mallorca | PMI | 320 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Alicante | ALC | 377 km | 1h 19m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Corvera | RMU | 403 km | 1h 21m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ALG to PMI
Palma de Mallorca
Distance 320 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from ALG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALG to ALC
Alicante
Distance 377 km; estimated travel window 1h 19m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from ALG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALG to RMU
Corvera
Distance 403 km; estimated travel window 1h 21m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from ALG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Algiers is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Houari Boumediene Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ALG, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Dar el Beïda
dar-el-beida · 2.2 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bab Ezzouar
bab-ezzouar · 4.6 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bordj el Kiffan
bordj-el-kiffan · 6.4 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rouiba
rouiba · 7.7 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Meftah
meftah · 8.2 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Baraki
baraki · 11 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bordj el Bahri
bordj-el-bahri · 11 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khemis el Khechna
khemis-el-khechna · 11 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ouled Haddaj
ouled-haddaj · 12 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Algiers
algiers · 12 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Reghaïa
reghaia · 12 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aïn Taya
ain-taya · 13 km · Africa/Algiers
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Houari Boumediene Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Palma de Mallorca (PMI), Alicante (ALC), Corvera (RMU). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers 05/23, 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: EGSA Alger.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1924.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ALG. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Palma de Mallorca AirportPMI
Palma de Mallorca · large airport
- Distance
- 320 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 27 ft (8 m)
Compare against PMI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportALC
Alicante · large airport
- Distance
- 377 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 142 ft (43 m)
Compare against ALC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Region of Murcia International AirportRMU
Corvera · large airport
- Distance
- 403 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 644 ft (196 m)
Compare against RMU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) in?▾
Houari Boumediene Airport is in the Africa/Algiers timezone (UTC+01:00, CET).
What are the codes for Houari Boumediene Airport?▾
Houari Boumediene Airport uses IATA code ALG and ICAO code DAAG.
Where is Houari Boumediene Airport located?▾
Houari Boumediene Airport is located in Algiers, Algeria at coordinates 36.6939° N, 3.2145° E, with an elevation of 82 ft (25 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Houari Boumediene Airport from central Algiers?▾
Houari Boumediene Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Algiers.
Which route reference is most useful from ALG?▾
Palma de Mallorca (PMI) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 14m, destination timezone Europe/Madrid, and a +0h difference from ALG.
How many runways does Houari Boumediene Airport have?▾
Houari Boumediene Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,483 ft / 3,500 m; identifiers include 05/23, 09/27.