Ain Beida Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ouargla, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OGX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OGX
- ICAO code
- DAUU
- City
- Ouargla
- State or region
- Ouargla Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.9172° N, 5.4128° E
- Elevation
- 150 m (492 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,100 m (10,171 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OGX means Ain Beida Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAUU. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.9172° N, 5.4128° E. It stands 150 metres (492 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
Ain Beida Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,100 metres (10,171 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,100 m 10,171 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
| 01/19 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem AirportHassi Messaoud | HME | 74 km |
| Touggourt Sidi Madhi AirportTouggourt | TGR | 143 km |
| Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria AirportEl Atteuf | GHA | 161 km |
| Guemar Airport - مطار قمار بالواديGuemar | ELU | 218 km |
| El Golea AirportEl Menia | ELG | 284 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,767 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,815 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,892 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,226 km | 3 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,925 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,625 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,736 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,132 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,827 km | 20 h 45 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.