Abane Ramdane Airport Explained

Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport
Iata:BJA
Icao:DAAE
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Algeria
Pushpin Label:BJA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:EGSA Alger
City-Served:Bejaia
Location:Bejaia, Algeria
Metric-Elev:y
Elevation-M:6
Elevation-F:90
Coordinates:36.712°N 5.0695°W
Website:aeroport-bja@egsa-alger.dz
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-M:2,400
R1-Length-F:7,874
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2013
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:294,933
Stat2-Header:Passenger change 12–13
Stat2-Data:20.3%
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:3,664
Stat4-Header:Movements change 12–13
Stat4-Data:22.5%
Footnotes:Sources: AIP,[1] EGSA Alger,[2] DAFIF[3] Landings.com,[4] ACI's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report.

Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (French: link=no|Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane), also known as Soummam Airport or Bejaia Airport, is an airport serving Bejaia, a city in the Bejaia Province of northern Algeria. It is located 5km (03miles) south of the city, It was opened in 1982 to national level and its quick development led to its opening in international traffic in 1993. The airport is named after Abane Ramdane (1920–1957) (since 1999 by presidential decree), an Algerian revolutionary and architect of the 1956 Congress of Soummam.

In 2008, the airport handled 52,681 passengers on domestic flights and 170,724 passengers on international flights. The airport offers more than 10 flights per week to Paris, France and some others to Lyon, France, and Marseille, France. There are daily domestic flights mainly to Algiers.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Bejaia Airport:

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations Change from previous year Cargo
(metric tons)
Change from previous year
2005205,298 3.51% 2,967 2.70% 139 25.67%
2006162,441 20.88% 2,446 17.56% 106 23.74%
200775,250 53.68% 964 60.59% 24 77.36%
2008202,120 168.60% 2,794 189.83% 129 437.50%
2009216,847 7.29% 3,103 11.06% 114 11.63%
2010213,490 1.55% 3,134 1.00% 111 2.63%
2011221,175 3.60% 2,954 5.74% 111 0.00%
2012245,254 10.89% 2,991 1.25% 134 20.72%
2013294,933 20.26% 3,664 22.50% N.A. N.A
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[5] 2006,[6] 2007,[7] 2009,[8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] and 2013[11])

External links

Notes and References

  1. AIP and Chart for Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane (DAAE) from Service d'Information Aéronautique – Algerie
  2. Aéroport de Béjaïa : Soummam ABANE RAMDANE from Établissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d'Alger (EGSA Alger)
  3. Web site: usurped. Airport information for DAAE. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=DAAE. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  4. Web site: DAAE @ aerobaticsweb.org. Landings.com. 31 July 2013.
  5. http://www.aci.aero/aci/aci/file/_2005%20WATR.pdf Airport Council International
  6. http://www.domodedovo.ru/img/uploaded/rating/WorldAirportTrafficReport2006_Revised.pdf Airport Council International
  7. http://www.abcal.org/images/stories/docs2010/aci_watr2007.pdf Airport Council International
  8. http://www.soulouconsult.com/PDFs/ACI_WATR_2009_FINAL.pdf Airport Council International
  9. http://leea.recherche.enac.fr/Bdd/AirTraffic2011.pdf Airport Council International
  10. http://leea.recherche.enac.fr/Bdd/AirTraffic2012.pdf Airport Council International
  11. http://leea.recherche.enac.fr/Bdd/WorldwideAirTraffic2013.pdf Airport Council International