AirportsHassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hassi Messaoud, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HME.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HME
- ICAO code
- DAUH
- City
- Hassi Messaoud
- State or region
- Ouargla Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.6730° N, 6.1404° E
- Elevation
- 141 m (463 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HME means Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAUH. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.6730° N, 6.1404° E. It stands 141 metres (463 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Ouargla, about 83 km away in a straight line.
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
Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ain Beida AirportOuargla | OGX | 74 km |
| Touggourt Sidi Madhi AirportTouggourt | TGR | 155 km |
| Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالواديGuemar | ELU | 213 km |
| Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria AirportEl Atteuf | GHA | 235 km |
| Tozeur Nefta International AirportTozeur, Tunisia | TOE | 312 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,709 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,749 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,825 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,267 km | 3 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,998 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,692 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,671 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,113 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,753 km | 20 h 40 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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