Abane Ramdane Airport

Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport
Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane
IATA: BJA – ICAO: DAAE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Rachid Fatma (gouvernor of Bejaia)
Operator EGSA Alger
Serves Béjaïa, Algeria
Location BP 92
Elevation AMSL 6 m / 90 ft
Coordinates 36°42′43.1″N 5°4′10.1″E / 36.711972°N 5.069472°E / 36.711972; 5.069472 (Soummam/Abane Ramdane Airport (Bejaia))Coordinates: 36°42′43.1″N 5°4′10.1″E / 36.711972°N 5.069472°E / 36.711972; 5.069472 (Soummam/Abane Ramdane Airport (Bejaia))
Website [email protected]
Map
BJA

Location of airport in Algeria

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 294,933
Passenger change 12–13 Increase20.3%
Aircraft movements 3,664
Movements change 12–13 Increase22.5%
Sources: AIP,[1] EGSA Alger,[2] DAFIF[3] Landings.com,[4] ACI's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report.

Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (French: Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane[1]) (IATA: BJA, ICAO: DAAE), also known as Soummam Airport[3] or Bejaia Airport,[5] is an airport serving Béjaïa, a city in the Béjaïa Province of northern Algeria. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city, It was opened in 1982 to national level and his quick development led to its opening in international traffic in 1993.[1] The airport is named 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.[2] 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

AirlinesDestinations
Aigle Azur Basel/Mulhouse, Marseille, Paris-Orly
Seasonal: Lyon
Air Algérie Algiers, Lyon, Marseille, Paris-Orly
Atlas Atlantique AirlinesChâlons Vatry[6]
TUIfly Belgium Charleroi

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
2005 205,298 Increase 3.51% 2,967 Increase 2.70% 139 Decrease 25.67%
2006 162,441 Decrease 20.88% 2,446 Decrease 17.56% 106 Decrease 23.74%
2007 75,250 Decrease 53.68% 964 Decrease 60.59% 24 Decrease 77.36%
2008 202,120 Increase168.60% 2,794 Increase189.83% 129 Increase437.50%
2009 216,847 Increase 7.29% 3,103 Increase 11.06% 114 Decrease 11.63%
2010 213,490 Decrease 1.55% 3,134 Increase 1.00% 111 Decrease 2.63%
2011 221,175 Increase 3.60% 2,954 Decrease 5.74% 111 Steady 0.00%
2012 245,254 Increase 10.89% 2,991 Increase 1.25% 134 Increase 20.72%
2013 294,933 Increase 20.26% 3,664 Increase 22.50% N.A. N.A
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[7] 2006,[8] 2007,[9] 2009,[10] 2011,[11] 2012,[12] and 2013[13])

References

  1. 1 2 3 (French) AIP and Chart for Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane (DAAE) from Service d'Information Aéronautique – Algerie
  2. 1 2 (French) Aéroport de Béjaïa : Soummam ABANE RAMDANE from Établissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d'Alger (EGSA Alger)
  3. 1 2 Airport information for DAAE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  4. ↑ "DAAE @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Accident history for BJA at Aviation Safety Network
  6. ↑ http://atlasatlantiqueairlines.com/
  7. ↑ Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
  8. ↑ Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
  9. ↑ Airport Council International's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
  10. ↑ Airport Council International's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report
  11. ↑ Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report
  12. ↑ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  13. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report

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