Airports / Algeria / ALG
Houari Boumediene Airport
DAAG / ALGAlgiers, AlgeriaELEV 82 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Boufarik Air Base (DAAK) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Houari Boumediene Airport (DAAG / ALG) sits in Algiers, Algeria, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 82 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ALG as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Boufarik Air Base (DAAK, 19 nm), Blida Airport (DAAB, 22 nm), and Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA, 89 nm).
Trip costs from ALG are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Algiers and Maison Blanche. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ALG to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DAAG
IATA
ALG
FAA / Local
DAAG
Elevation
82 ft
Coordinates
36.6939° N · 3.2145° 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 82 ft, ALG sits lower than 90% 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.
- 19nmDAAKBoufarik Air BaseBoufarik
- 22nmDAABBlida AirportBlida
- 89nmBJASoummam–Abane Ramdane AirportBéjaïa
- 95nmBUJBou Saada AirportOuled Sidi Brahim
- 95nmCFKChlef Aboubakr Belkaid International AirportChlef
- 107nmQSFAin Arnat AirportSétif
Location
Open the full mapDAAG · Houari Boumediene Airport · Algiers, Algeria