Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport is a large airport serving Zenata, in Tlemcen Province, Algeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TLM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TLM
- ICAO code
- DAON
- City
- Zenata
- State or region
- Tlemcen Province
- Country
- Algeria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.0127° N, 1.4571° W
- Elevation
- 248 m (814 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TLM means Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DAON. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.0127° N, 1.4571° W. It stands 248 metres (814 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Oujda, about 55 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
Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 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 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,600 m 8,530 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oujda Angads AirportAhl Angad, Morocco | OUD | 49 km |
| Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International AirportEs-Sénia | ORN | 102 km |
| Melilla AirportMelilla, Spain | MLN | 140 km |
| Nador Al Aaroui International AirportAl Aaroui, Morocco | NDR | 143 km |
| Mecheria AirportMecheria | MZW | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,267 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,408 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,499 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,832 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,202 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,928 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,320 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,200 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,512 km | 21 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
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.