Soummam Logo Variants
BJA
DAAE
Quick Facts
CountryDZ
TimezoneAfrica/Algiers
Elevation20 ft
Coordinates36.7120, 5.0699
About Soummam
Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (French: Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane) (IATA: BJA, ICAO: DAAE), also known as Soummam Airport or Bejaia Airport, is an airport serving Bejaia, a city in the Bejaia Province of northern Algeria. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the city, It was opened in 1982 to national level and its quick development led to its opening in international traffic in 1993. The airport is named after Abane Ramdane (1920–1957) (since 1999 by presidential decree), an Algerian revolutionary and architect of the 1956 Congress of Soummam.