Airport guide
Oued Irara AirportIATA code HME
Oued Irara Airport (HME/DAUH) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Hassi Messaoud, Algeria in Africa. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
- Codes
- HME · DAUH
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Region
- Africa
Oued Irara Airport (HME/DAUH) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Hassi Messaoud, Algeria in Africa. Operating on Africa/Algiers local time at coordinates 31.680°, 6.150°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Oued Irara Airport (HME) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Hassi Messaoud, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Oued Irara Airport details
- IATA code
- HME
- ICAO code
- DAUH
- City
- Hassi Messaoud
- Country
- Algeria
- Region
- Africa
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates
- 31.673°, 6.140°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Oued Irara Airport’s own pages.
HME airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 141 m (463 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2012
- 481,371
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing air-journal.fr (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Ain Beida Airport OGX · 74 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at HME
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 18/36: 3,000 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,000 m9,843 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from HME
Originfacts does not track any routes from HME yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at HME
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names HME, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where HME is
7.6 km east-southeast
Oued Irara Airport lies 7.6 km east-southeast of Hassi Messaoud city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at HME
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Hassi Messaoud, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Oued Irara Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:egsa-alger.dz (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Hassi Messaoud
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Oued Irara Airport: common questions
Where is Oued Irara Airport?
Oued Irara Airport serves Hassi Messaoud, Algeria. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 31.673°, 6.140°.
What are the airport codes for Oued Irara Airport?
The IATA code is HME and the ICAO code is DAUH.
What time zone is HME in?
Oued Irara Airport is in the Africa/Algiers time zone.
What is the official website of Oued Irara Airport?
The airport’s official website is egsa-alger.dz. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Oued Irara Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at HME: 18/36 (3,000 m (9,843 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Oued Irara Airport?
Wikidata records 481,371 passengers for 2012, the latest year it holds.
Which airlines have a hub at HME?
Wikidata lists HME as a hub of Star Aviation.
How far is HME from Hassi Messaoud city centre?
Oued Irara Airport is about 7.6 km east-southeast of Hassi Messaoud city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Oued Irara Airport?
OurAirports gives HME’s elevation as 141 m (463 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Oued Irara Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q25060 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)