Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport () , also known as Soummam Airport or Bejaia Airport, is an airport serving Bejaia, a city in the Bejaia Province of northern Algeria. It is located 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. 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. 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:
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 year2005205,298 3.51% 2,967 2.70% 139 25.67%2006162,441 20.88% 2,446 17.56% 106 23.74%200775,250 53.68% 964 60.59% 24 77.36%2008202,120 168.60% 2,794 189.83% 129 437.50%2009216,847 7.29% 3,103 11.06% 114 11.63%2010213,490 1.55% 3,134 1.00% 111 2.63%2011221,175 3.60% 2,954 5.74% 111 0.00%2012245,254 10.89% 2,991 1.25% 134 20.72%2013294,933 20.26% 3,664 22.50% N.A. N.A Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports(Years 2005,Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report 2006,Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report 2007,Airport Council International 's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report 2009,'s 2009 World Airport Traffic Report 2011,Airport Council International's 2011 World Airport Traffic Report 2012,Airport Council International's 2012 World Airport Traffic Report and 2013Airport Council International's 2013 World Airport Traffic Report)
References
External links Google Maps – Soummam Etablissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d’Alger (EGSA-Alger)