# El Golea Airport (ELG)

> El Menia, DZ · IATA: ELG · ICAO: DAUE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ELG` |
| ICAO | `DAUE` |
| City | El Menia |
| Country | DZ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 398 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 30.58073, 2.86159 |

## Description

3,500 metres of runway in the middle of the Sahara, and not one scheduled freighter: that gap defines El Golea (ELG/DAUE), the airport of the oasis town of El Menia in Algeria's Ghardaïa province, sitting at 398 metres elevation. Alongside runway 18/36 there is a second asphalt strip of 1,800 metres (10/28), so the infrastructure could physically accept widebody freighters — the demand simply is not there. Air Algérie is the only scheduled operator, linking ELG with Algiers, Ouargla and Tamanrasset. No dedicated cargo terminal, cold-chain capacity or permanently staffed customs post for commercial consignments is confirmed; goods travel as belly freight or by road. El Menia sits on the north-south trans-Saharan axis towards Niger, which makes trucking the backbone of regional supply. Forwarders therefore consolidate shipments through Algiers (ALG) or the oilfield base at Hassi Messaoud (HME) and plan the final leg by road, using ELG mainly for personnel and small urgent items.

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