--- iata: ALG name: Houari Boumediene Airport city: Algiers country: Algeria lastUpdated: '2026-09-20' officialWebsite: 'https://www.aeroportalger.dz/' sources: - 'https://www.aeroportalger.dz/' - 'https://airalgerie.dz/besoin-daide/enregistrement-a-laeroport/' - 'https://airalgerie.dz/besoin-daide/heure-limite-denregistrement/' - 'https://airalgerie.dz/decouvrir/faqs/' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houari_Boumediene_Airport' - 'https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria/entry-requirements' - 'https://www.mfa.gov.dz/services-for-foreigners/entry-visa-to-algeria' - 'https://www.douane.gov.dz/spip.php?article310&lang=en' - 'https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries/algeria' - 'https://liveandletsfly.com/air-algerie-lounge-algiers-review/' - >- https://algerie-eco.com/2019/04/29/entree-en-service-de-la-nouvelle-aerogare-dalger-video/ - >- https://www.tsa-algerie.com/metro-dalger-voici-la-bonne-date-de-livraison-de-deux-lignes/ - >- https://voyagerdz.com/tarification-parkings-communique-important-de-laeroport-dalger/ - >- https://lalgerieaujourdhui.dz/nouveaux-horaires-des-bus-vers-laeroport-dalger/ - >- https://lalgerieaujourdhui.dz/trains-agha-aeroport-dalger-la-sntf-devoile-les-horaires-et-les-tarifs/ - >- https://observalgerie.com/2026/04/12/voyage/laeroport-dalger-prevoit-une-hausse-a-11-millions-de-passagers-en-2026/ - >- https://observalgerie.com/2026/04/10/voyage/aeroport-dalger-les-compagnies-low-cost-bientot-transferees-vers-un-autre-terminal/ - >- https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/emirates-moves-exit-algeria-diplomatic-tensions-mount - 'https://www.aeroport-alger.com/fr/services_aeroport_alger.php' quickFacts: - >- Houari Boumediene (IATA ALG / ICAO DAAG), Dar El Beida, Algiers; operator SGSIA (public company since 1 November 2006). Elevation 25 m / 82 ft. About 16.9 km east-southeast of the city. - >- More than 10 million passengers in 2025 (SGSIA CEO Mokhtar Mediouni, via APS). ACS leftover 9,151,517 is 2024 traffic. T4 leftover 10 million is design capacity, not a year. Air Algérie leftover 8.8 million (2025) is the airline, not the airport. - >- Live campus: Terminal 4 / Terminal Ouest (opened 29 April 2019) for international; Terminal 1 for domestic and Omra, with a SGSIA-announced low-cost transfer from September 2026; Terminal 2 for charter and pilgrimage. Terminal 3 is not a live check-in hall. No live metro. - >- Two live runways 05/23 and 09/27, each 3,500 m asphalt. Hub for Air Algérie and Domestic Airlines. Hyatt Regency Algiers Airport opened 24 April 2019, connected to Terminal 4. - >- No Priority Pass listing on prioritypass.com this pass. Air Algérie lounge is Terminal 4 Hall 2 (showers in the 2022 Live and Let's Fly visit). SGSIA Première Classe is a paid walk-in, leftover 2,700 DA HT on aeroport-alger.com. - >- SNTF Agha–Aéroport train 80 DA adult / 40 DA child. ETUSA 100 (Place des Martyrs) and 178 (Kharouba) 50 DA. Uber and Bolt are not in Algeria. Visa in advance — not a general visa on arrival. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Air Algérie ALG desks open 4 hours and die at 90 minutes international detail: >- The English Air Algérie check-in page leftover “4 hours on all our lines” is leftover-conflicting with the French ALG-specific 4-hour / other-stations 3-hour split — sit the French airport page and the FAQ table. The web receipt is not a boarding pass. summary: >- Air Algérie opens ALG counters 4 hours before departure (3 hours at other Algerian airports). International HLE is 90 minutes; domestic 45 minutes; gate 30 minutes. Web check-in 24 hours–3 hours. category: timing - label: Terminal title: International is Terminal 4 — T1 is not the 2019 hall detail: >- Do not copy leftover guides that number the 2019 CSCEC hall as “T1”. Wikipedia leftover Hall 1 domestic / Hall 2 Gulf on T1 is older than the 2024–2026 SGSIA split (T1 national + Omra, T2 charter/Omra, T4 international). summary: >- Terminal 4 / Terminal Ouest opened 29 April 2019 and is the live international hall. Terminal 1 is the older campus (domestic and Omra). Terminal 3 is not live. Confirm the airline’s terminal — SGSIA announced a low-cost move into T1 from September 2026. category: terminal - label: Water title: Lounge water if you have access — buy a sealed bottle in T4 if not detail: >- Skip leftover SEO dinar bottle prices. Do not invent a refill fountain this pass. summary: >- SGSIA does not publish an airside fountain map or a bottle tariff. Air Algérie / Première Classe water is the quality pick with access. Otherwise buy a sealed bottle airside in Terminal 4 near duty-free. category: food - label: Lounge title: No Priority Pass — Air Algérie T4 or pay SGSIA detail: >- Live and Let's Fly (17 Nov 2022) found showers, stale pastry, and 0.2 Mbps Wi-Fi in the Air Algérie T4 room. Treat showers as 2022-observed, not a 2026 facility list. summary: >- prioritypass.com has no ALG lounge this pass. SEO aggregators leftover-claiming Airport Authority / Première Classe as Priority Pass are leftover-wrong. Air Algérie J/F uses the T4 Hall 2 room. Walk-in leftover 2,700 DA HT. category: status lounges: - name: Air Algérie VIP Lounge zone: 'Airside Hall 2 after security, up the escalator then down the corridor' hours: Flight-led; no posted hours on the 2022 visit access: - Air Algérie business class - Air Algérie first class bestFor: - Air Algérie business and first on a Terminal 4 departure - A shower before a long-haul summary: >- Flag-carrier room in Terminal 4 Hall 2. Live and Let's Fly (17 November 2022) found it almost empty, with decent coffee, a shower stall, stale pastry, and 0.2 Mbps Wi-Fi. Not Priority Pass. No published walk-up tariff on the airline page this pass. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - Shower stall (observed November 2022) - 'Buffet pastries, sandwiches, coffee, tea, soft drinks, water' - Slow Wi-Fi with a desk-issued code - 'USB-A / plugs on the long divider table, not at every seat' - name: SGSIA Salon Première Classe Terminal 4 zone: 'Airside Hall 2, international departures' hours: Flight-led; unpublished this pass access: - Pay at the door - SGSIA 10-passage card - Contracted airline business class bestFor: - International passengers without Air Algérie J who will pay summary: >- SGSIA paid room in Terminal 4 Hall 2. aeroport-alger.com leftover lists 2,700 DA HT per international passage and 27,000 DA HT for a 10-pass card — confirm at the desk; that page still labels Terminal 1 as the international hall. Not Priority Pass. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 4 amenities: - 'Seating, snacks, Wi-Fi, flight information (operator leftover)' - name: SGSIA Salon Première Classe Terminal 1 zone: Airside Hall 2 near Gate 21 leftover hours: Flight-led; unpublished this pass access: - Pay at the door - SGSIA 10-passage card - Contracted airline business class bestFor: - >- Terminal 1 boarding passes (domestic, Omra, or a confirmed low-cost T1 departure) summary: >- Older Hall 2 room on a Terminal 1 boarding pass. A Terminal 4 boarding pass cannot walk here airside. aeroport-alger.com leftover domestic passage 1,350 DA HT / 13,500 DA HT for 10 passes sat on the national terminal page — confirm at the desk. Not Priority Pass. verdict: depends terminal: Terminal 1 amenities: - Basic seating and refreshments waterOptions: - kind: free name: Air Algérie lounge water zone: airside price: Included with lounge access summary: >- Poured or sealed water once you are in the Air Algérie room. Quality pick if you already hold J/F access. location: 'Air Algérie VIP Lounge, Terminal 4 Hall 2 after the escalator' terminal: Terminal 4 isBestQuality: true - kind: free name: Première Classe water zone: airside price: Included with paid or contracted access summary: >- Lounge water if you paid the SGSIA passage or hold a contracted J ticket. Same building as the Air Algérie room, not Terminal 1. location: 'SGSIA Salon Première Classe, Terminal 4 Hall 2 international' terminal: Terminal 4 - kind: purchase name: Terminal 4 airside sealed bottle zone: airside price: Buy a sealed bottle — no posted DZD tariff summary: >- Certainty pick because SGSIA does not publish a fountain map or a bottle price. Skip leftover SEO dinar figures. location: Airside Terminal 4 shops near duty-free before the gate piers terminal: Terminal 4 isBestValue: true airportistScore: 6.8 slug: alg region: Africa --- > Markdown for [/airports/alg](/airports/alg). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/alg) - [Lounge directory](/airports/alg/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) Algiers, Algeria · Africa Algiers’ three-hall hub: international lives in 2019 Terminal 4, the SNTF train is 80 dinars, Uber is not a thing, and more than 10 million is 2025 traffic — not T4’s 10-million capacity leftover. ## Airportist Score **6.8 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 6.8 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: more than 10 million (2025) - Terminals: T4 international (2019); T1 domestic/Omra; T2 charter/Omra. No live T3. - Typical security: 20 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: moderate ## Best for - Air Algérie connections across Europe, Africa and the Middle East - A cheap rail hop into Algiers on the SNTF Agha train - Overnighting at the Hyatt connected to Terminal 4 ## Watch out for - Visa in advance — there is no general visa-on-arrival desk - Confirm T1 vs T4: SGSIA announced European low-cost moving into T1 from September 2026 - No Priority Pass, no Uber, no Bolt, no live metro - Emirates ALG is under a UAE airspace overlay with a commercial exemption only through 31 Dec 2026 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/alg/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/alg/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/alg/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/alg/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/alg/water.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/alg/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/alg/disruptions.md) (free) - [Reviews](/airports/alg/reviews.md) (free)