Airports / Algeria / GJL
Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport
DAAV / GJLTahir, AlgeriaELEV 36 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Tahir, Algeria, Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (DAAV / GJL) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 36 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list GJL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA, 39 nm), Ain Arnat Airport (QSF, 45 nm), and Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL, 48 nm).
Trip costs from GJL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from GJL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DAAV
IATA
GJL
FAA / Local
DAAV
Elevation
36 ft
Coordinates
36.7941° N · 5.8737° 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 36 ft, GJL sits lower than 92% 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.
- 39nmBJASoummam–Abane Ramdane AirportBéjaïa
- 45nmQSFAin Arnat AirportSétif
- 48nmCZLMohamed Boudiaf International AirportConstantine
- 66nmBLJBatna Mostefa Ben Boulaid AirportBatna
- 93nmAAEAnnaba Rabah Bitat AirportAnnaba
- 119nmBUJBou Saada AirportOuled Sidi Brahim
Location
Open the full mapDAAV · Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport · Tahir, Algeria