Airports / Algeria / BJA
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport
DAAE / BJABéjaïa, AlgeriaELEV 20 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport, listed as DAAE / BJA, is a large commercial airport in Béjaïa, Algeria. The field lies at an elevation of 20 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BJA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ain Arnat Airport (QSF, 34 nm), Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL, 39 nm), and Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 79 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BJA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Béjaïa and Soummam. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BJA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
DAAE
IATA
BJA
FAA / Local
BJ1
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
36.7125° N · 5.0699° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Algeria fields
state range 16–4,518 ft
At 20 ft, BJA sits lower than 95% of the 39 Algeria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 34nmQSFAin Arnat AirportSétif
- 39nmGJLJijel Ferhat Abbas AirportTahir
- 79nmCZLMohamed Boudiaf International AirportConstantine
- 83nmBLJBatna Mostefa Ben Boulaid AirportBatna
- 89nmALGHouari Boumediene AirportAlgiers
- 93nmBUJBou Saada AirportOuled Sidi Brahim
Location
Open the full mapDAAE · Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport · Béjaïa, Algeria