Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport

Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (French: Aéroport de Hassi Messaoud / Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem^[1]) (IATA: HME, ICAO: DAUH) is an airport serving Hassi Messaoud, a city in the Ouargla Province of eastern Algeria. It is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) southeast of the city.^[1] The airport is named for Krim Belkacem (1922–1970), an Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician.

Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport Aéroport de Hassi Messaoud / Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem
IATA: HME ICAO: DAUH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	EGSA Alger
Serves	Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
Elevation AMSL	140 m / 459 ft
Coordinates	31°40′20″N 6°8′25″E / 31.67222°N 6.14028°E / 31.67222; 6.14028 (Base d'Hassi Messaoud (Hassi Messaoud))
Map
HME Location of airport in Algeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers 450,929 Passenger change 09–10 0.3% Aircraft movements 24,174 Movements change 09–10 2.1%
Sources: AIP,^[1] EGSA Alger,^[2] DAFIF^[3] Landings.com,^[4] Airport Council International's 2010 World Airport Traffic Report.

Takeoff from Oued Irara from an Aigle Azur Airbus A320

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Algérie	Algiers, Constantine, In Amenas, Oran
Tassili Airlines	Algiers, Annaba, Bejaia, Constantine, Oran

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 year
2005	377,640	62.61%	20,855	1.12%	2,677	86.94%
2006	410,773	8.77%	22,856	9.59%	3,663	36.83%
2007	396,530	3.47%	22,971	0.50%	3,562	2.76%
2008	450,451	13.60%	23,860	3.87%	3,470	2.58%
2009	452,388	0.43%	23,676	0.77%	2,970	14.41%
2010	450,929	0.32%	24,174	2.10%	2,874	3.23%
Source: Airports Council International. World Airport Traffic Reports (Years 2005,^[5] 2006,^[6] 2007,^[7] 2009^[8] and 2010)

References

1. (in French) AIP and Chart for Aéroport de Hassi Messaoud / Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem (DAUH) from Service d'Information Aéronautique – Algerie
2. (in French) Aéroport de Hassi Messaoud : Oued Irara Krim Belkacem from Établissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires d'Alger (EGSA Alger)
3. . World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
4. "DAUH @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
5. Airport Council International's 2005 World Airport Traffic Report
6. Airport Council International's 2006 World Airport Traffic Report
7. Airport Council International's 2007 World Airport Traffic Report
8. Airport Council International 11 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine's 2009 World Airport Traffic Report

External links

• Google Maps - Oued Irara
• Great Circle Mapper - Oued Irara
• Current weather for DAUH at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for HME at Aviation Safety Network
• "DAUH @ aerobaticsweb.org". Landings.com.