---
iata: ORN
name: Ahmed Ben Bella International Airport
city: Oran
country: Algeria
lastUpdated: '2026-10-01'
officialWebsite: 'https://egsa-oran.dz/'
sources:
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/aeroport-doran/'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/chiffres-cles/'
  - 'https://sia-enna.dz/PDF/AIP/AD/AD2/DAOO/DAOO.pdf'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/programmes-des-vols/'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/enregistrement/'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/salons-de-laeroport/'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/mesures-de-surete/'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/parking-couvert/'
  - 'https://egsa-oran.dz/index.php/parking-auto/'
  - 'https://www.setram.dz/nos-reseaux/ORN'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Civil airport at Es Sénia, IATA ORN, ICAO DAOO, run by EGSA Oran. The AIP
    chart name is ORAN/Ahmed Benbella.
  - >-
    2024 EGSA split: 1,470,228 international passengers and 732,836 domestic
    passengers.
  - >-
    Two runways in the 19 February 2026 AIP: 07L/25R is 3,600 × 45 m; 07R/25L is
    3,000 × 45 m.
  - >-
    T1 is the newer international terminal. The operator calls T2 the national
    terminal. The 1 October 2026 board still put some domestic flights on T1.
  - >-
    Customs, immigration, ATS, fuel, and security are published as H24. The
    airport administration office is 07:00–15:00, Sunday to Thursday.
  - The Oran tram ends at Es Sénia. It does not stop at the terminal.
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: 'Desks open 3 hours out, and domestic closes at 40 minutes'
    detail: >-
      The security page also says to be at the airport at least 3 hours before
      an international flight and 2 hours before a domestic one. The ticket's
      own check-in deadline still wins.
    summary: >-
      International check-in opens 3 hours before departure. Domestic opens 2
      hours before and closes 40 minutes before departure.
    category: timing
  - label: Terminal
    title: Read the terminal column before you take a taxi to the wrong door
    detail: >-
      The salon page calls T2 the national terminal. That is the usual split,
      not a guarantee for every domestic flight.
    summary: >-
      On 1 October 2026, Paris, Marseille, Alicante, Brussels, and Jeddah used
      T1, and Algiers used T2, but Tamanrasset and Sétif were also on T1.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: Eat in T1 before you assume a lounge will feed you
    detail: >-
      The only named lounge is the first-class salon in T2. No menu prices are
      printed.
    summary: >-
      Pastel, Air Food, and My Fleur are named inside T1. Fly Coffee is in the
      public hall and the departure hall. Guettouche is on the public mezzanine.
    category: food
  - label: Live board
    title: 'Use the EGSA departures page, not a saved route list'
    detail: >-
      The latest annual figures on the chiffres-clés page are for
      January–December 2024. No 2025 total is printed there.
    summary: >-
      The operator publishes a same-day board with terminal and status at
      egsa-oran.dz under Programmes des vols.
    category: status
lounges:
  - name: Salon First class
    zone: domestic
    access:
      - First class
    bestFor: []
    summary: >-
      The operator places this first-class salon in the national terminal (T2)
      and does not publish hours, a cash price, showers, or Priority Pass
      access.
    verdict: depends
    terminal: T2
    amenities: []
waterOptions: []
airportistScore: 5.6
slug: orn
region: Africa
---
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# Ahmed Ben Bella International Airport (ORN)
Oran, Algeria · Africa
Civil airport at Es Sénia. EGSA's 2024 table lists 1,470,228 international passengers and 732,836 domestic. T1 is the newer international terminal and T2 is the national terminal, but the same-day board still puts some domestic flights in T1.
## Airportist Score

**5.6 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 6.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 6.0 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 5.6 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 4.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 6.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 4.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 2.20 million (2024)
- Terminals: 2 (T1 international-primary, T2 domestic-primary)
- Typical security: 0 min
- On-time: 0%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- International departures the board places in T1
- Checking today's terminal column before a domestic flight

## Watch out for

- The Oran tram ends at Es Sénia and does not stop at the terminal
- The operator page prints a 3,060 m runway; the 19 February 2026 AIP says 3,600 m and 3,000 m
- The only named lounge is a first-class salon in T2, with no published network access

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/orn/lounges.md) (free)
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- [Getting there](/airports/orn/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/orn/amenities.md) (free)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/orn/tips.md) (free)
- [Water](/airports/orn/water.md) (free)
- [Full guide](/airports/orn/guide.md) (free)
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