BJA — Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport
Large airport in Béjaïa, Algeria.
- IATA code
- BJA
- ICAO code
- DAAE
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 309,070
- 2017 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 2
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1
- Africa/Algiers
- Elevation
- 6 m
- 20 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,400 m
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About BJA
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport is a large airport serving Béjaïa, Algeria. It opened in 1958. 309,070 passengers used it in 2017. Open traffic data shows 2 nonstop routes from BJA.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from BJA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| BJA → ORY | 1,353 km | 151,780 |
| BJA → LYS | 1,001 km | 41,347 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| QSF | Ain Arnat Airport | 64 km |
| GJL | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport | 72 km |
| CZL | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport | 147 km |
Distance from BJA to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,400 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Béjaïa, Béjaïa Province, Algeria · 36.7125, 5.0699
Questions
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport has the IATA code BJA and the ICAO code DAAE. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
BJA is a large airport in Béjaïa, Béjaïa Province, Algeria, at 36.7125, 5.0699, 6 m above sea level.
BJA is in the Africa/Algiers time zone, UTC+1.
309,070 passengers in 2017, according to Wikidata.
Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport opened in 1958.
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