Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG / DAAG)
Skydex receivers picked up 984 airline flights bound for Houari Boumediene Airport and 901 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- DAAG
- IATA
- ALG
- City
- Algiers
- Country
- Algeria
- Position
- 36.691, 3.215
- arriving, 30 days
- 984
- departing, 30 days
- 901
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Houari Boumediene Airport serves Algiers. It sits 82 ft (25 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,483 ft (3,500 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Houari Boumediene Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Houari Boumediene Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 984 airline flights arriving and 901 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 10, 2026, with 125 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Houari Boumediene Airport?
On October 8, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Houari Boumediene Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Houari Boumediene Airport?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Houari Boumediene Airport joins your ports of call.
How high is Houari Boumediene Airport above sea level?
82 ft (25 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Houari Boumediene Airport?
11,483 ft (3,500 m), the longest of its 2 runways.
Can I fly over Houari Boumediene Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Houari Boumediene Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Houari Boumediene Airport in the simulator yet.