# Blida Airport

> Blida, DZ · ICAO: DAAB · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| ICAO | `DAAB` |
| City | Blida |
| Country | DZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 163 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 36.50360, 2.81417 |

## Description

Blida (ICAO: DAAB, also known as El Boulaida) looks like an airport on the map but functions purely as an Algerian Air Force base southwest of Algiers, with no scheduled or commercial cargo traffic whatsoever. Among the units based here is the 460th SAR squadron flying Ka-32 and AW139 helicopters on search-and-rescue duties. There is no freight terminal, no handling agent and no air-cargo customs post, and civilian use is not foreseen. The field's history goes back to Operation Torch in November 1942, when Allied squadrons took over the site. Shippers in the agricultural and industrial Mitidja plain therefore work through Houari Boumediene International Airport (ALG), some 50 km to the north-east, which holds the region's cargo facilities and customs clearance; Oran Es Sénia (ORN) serves western Algeria, while heavy or less time-critical consignments usually move through the seaport of Algiers.

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