Abane Ramdane Airport

Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport
مطار بجاية – صومام – عبان رمضان (Arabic)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEGSA Alger
ServesBejaia
LocationBejaia, Algeria
Opened1958
Built1958
Elevation AMSL6 m (20 ft)
Coordinates36°42′43.1″N 5°4′10.1″E / 36.711972°N 5.069472°E / 36.711972; 5.069472 (Soummam/Abane Ramdane Airport (Bejaia))
Websiteaeroport-bja@egsa-alger.dz
Map
BJA is located in Algeria
BJA
BJA
Location of airport in Algeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Passengers294,933
Passenger change 12–13Increase20.3%
Aircraft movements3,664
Movements change 12–13Increase22.5%
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 Bejaia, a city in the Bejaia 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 its quick development led to its opening in international traffic in 1993.[1] 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.[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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Algérie Algiers, Lyon, Marseille, Paris–Orly, Paris–Charles de Gaulle[6]
ASL Airlines France Paris–Charles de Gaulle[7]
Seasonal: Lille,[8] Saint-Étienne[9]
Tassili Airlines Hassi Messaoud
Transavia Lyon,[10] Paris–Orly[10]
TUI fly Belgium Brussels,[11] Lille
Volotea Seasonal: Marseille[12]

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year. Official ACI Statistics
PassengersChange from previous yearAircraft operationsChange from previous yearCargo
(metric tons)		Change from previous year
2005 205,298Increase 3.51%2,967Increase 2.70%139Decrease 25.67%
2006 162,441Decrease 20.88%2,446Decrease 17.56%106Decrease 23.74%
2007 75,250Decrease 53.68%964Decrease 60.59%24Decrease 77.36%
2008 202,120Increase168.60%2,794Increase189.83%129Increase437.50%
2009 216,847Increase 7.29%3,103Increase 11.06%114Decrease 11.63%
2010 213,490Decrease 1.55%3,134Increase 1.00%111Decrease 2.63%
2011 221,175Increase 3.60%2,954Decrease 5.74%111Steady 0.00%
2012 245,254Increase 10.89%2,991Increase 1.25%134Increase 20.72%
2013 294,933Increase 20.26%3,664Increase 22.50%N.A.N.A
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports
(Years 2005,[13] 2006,[14] 2007,[15] 2009,[16] 2011,[17] 2012,[18] and 2013[19])

References

  1. 1 2 3 (in French) AIP and Chart for Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane (DAAE) from Service d'Information Aéronautique – Algerie
  2. 1 2 (in 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". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  4. ↑ "DAAE @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Accident history for BJA". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Air Algérie". www.parisaeroport.fr.
  7. ↑ "ASL AIRLINES FRANCE SA". www.parisaeroport.fr.
  8. ↑ "/// ASL Airlines France ouvre Béjaïa, Sétif et Tlemcen depuis Lille". 11 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "ASL Airlines France ouvre la ligne Saint-Etienne – Bejaïa". Air Journal (in French). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  10. 1 2 Liu, Jim. "Air France / Transavia France S20 Algeria network expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "TUIfly Belgium 2023 North Africa Network Additions". AeroRoutes.
  12. ↑ "VOLOTEA - Vuelos baratos, ofertas y billetes de avión a Europa". 23 June 2022.
  13. ↑ Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
  14. ↑ Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
  15. ↑ Airport Council International Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
  16. ↑ Airport Council International's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report
  17. ↑ Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report
  18. ↑ Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report
  19. ↑ Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report
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