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Houari Boumediene Airport
Airport Directory » Algeria » Algiers » Houari Boumediene AirportCoordinates: 36°41′40″N 003°13′01″E / 36.69444°N 3.21694°E / 36.69444; 3.21694
Houari Boumedienne Airport (IATA: ALG, ICAO: DAAG) is a public airport turn up nine land mile (17 kilometre) southeastward of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is named after Houari Boumedienne. Under French pattern, Dar El Beïda, the area at which the airport is turn up, was known as Maison Blanche and, in much of the literature approximately the Algerian War of Independence it is named Maison Blanche airport.
Ownerships
The Company Management Services and Infrastructure Aéroportuaires (SGSIA), more usually known as "Airport of Algiers", is a Public Company. It was constituted on one November 2006 to pull off and function the Airport Algiers Houari Boumediene. The SGSIA includes 1200 employees.
Terminals
The International Terminal (Terminal one) demonstrates a capacity of 6 million riders per yr. It was kick off on July 5, 2006 by the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. International traffic is 2.5 million riders per yr
The Domestic Terminal (Terminal two) restituted in 2007, has a capacity of 2.5 million riders per yr. It offers statuses of comfortableness and security comparable to those of Terminal 1. The domestic traffic is 1.5 million riders per yr. Terminal two is fit out with 20 enrolment desks, a cafeteria, teashop and supplication appartment. The depot also has a pharmaceutics, perfumery, a styler, watches, baggage stores, games and playthings and a baccy/paper store. There are 900 auto parking zone, a cab stand up, a boarding area of 5,000 m², with a seven entrances, baggage bringing area , and lounges for first-class riders.
Projects
The international airport of Algiers shall be tied to the 2nd get around southward of Algiers and the east-west main road, through tie inclines. The 2nd get around route southward of Algiers (Boudouaou-Zéralda) that runs with the southern division of the current southern get around (Ben Aknoun Dar-El Beïda) will assist the airport through a link to Dar El-Beïda, while users from the east or west will use a incline at the Eucalyptus straight to the airport. The 2nd get around southward of Algiers shall be finished in July 2008. However the finish of 2009 is judged for the pass completion of the east-west main road..
The airport base shall be ameliorated, such as the building of new depots, new control tower and the redevelopment and extension of landing track.
In 2008 Egsa (the corporation that is in bear down of the airports in Algeria) will construct a 3rd depot at Houari Boumediene, to be named Terminal 3, with 300.000 m2 of area and a capacity of 20 million rider. Construction is be after to set about in 2008, with pass completion in 2012.
Statistics
Passenger use, aggregative load, and aircraft moves have increased since 2003.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | ||||||
| Total | 2,631,807 | 3,413,417 | 5,403,453 | 6,283,340 | 6,783,340 | 7,183,340 |
Ground Transportation
Car
The space to the centre of Algiers is 20 kilometre using the path N5 direct Bab Ezzouar.
Parking
The airport has a 7,000 capacity auto parkland.
Bus
Buses connect the airport to business district Algiers every 30 min..
Taxi
Prices change beween 600-2000 DA.
Subway
The Algiers Metro (line L1) will link the airport with the centre of Algiers. This connexion is planned to be finished by 2010.
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