Airports / Algeria / MZW
Mecheria Airport
DAAY / MZWMecheria, AlgeriaELEV 3,855 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
102 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ghriss Airport (MUW).
Overview
Mecheria Airport, listed as DAAY / MZW, is a mid-sized airport in Mecheria, Algeria. Field elevation is 3,855 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MZW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ghriss Airport (MUW, 102 nm), Bouarfa Airport (UAR, 107 nm), and Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport (TLM, 107 nm).
Trip costs from MZW 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 MZW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
DAAY
IATA
MZW
FAA / Local
DAAY
Elevation
3,855 ft
Coordinates
33.5359° N · 0.2424° W
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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Algeria fields
state range 16–4,518 ft
At 3,855 ft, MZW sits higher 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.
- 102nmMUWGhriss AirportGhriss
- 107nmUARBouarfa AirportBouarfa
- 107nmTLMZenata – Messali El Hadj AirportZenata
- 113nmOUDOujda Angads AirportAhl Angad
- 121nmTAFOran Tafraoui AirportTafraoui
- 127nmORNOran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International AirportEs-Sénia
Location
Open the full mapDAAY · Mecheria Airport · Mecheria, Algeria