AirportsAnnaba Rabah Bitat Airport is a large airport serving Annaba, in Annaba Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AAE
- ICAO code
- DABB
- City
- Annaba
- State or region
- Annaba Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.8268° N, 7.8133° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AAE means Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DABB. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.8268° N, 7.8133° E. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Algiers, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 31 airports of Algeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 2,290 m 7,513 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tabarka-Aïn Draham International AirportTabarka, Tunisia | TBJ | 96 km |
| Mohamed Boudiaf International AirportConstantine | CZL | 123 km |
| Cheikh Larbi Tébessi AirportTébessi | TEE | 158 km |
| Jijel Ferhat Abbas AirportTahir | GJL | 173 km |
| Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid AirportBatna | BLJ | 180 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,409 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,560 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,660 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,754 km | 2 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,824 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,375 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,467 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,563 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,699 km | 20 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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