Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport guide

Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport serves Hassi Messaoud, the centre of Algeria's Saharan oil industry in Ouargla Province. It sits about 9 km southeast of the town. The ICAO code is DAUH.

The airport has one asphalt runway, 18/36, which is 3,000 metres long. That length suits large jets and supports the steady flow of oilfield workers and contractors who make up much of the traffic. The airport is run by EGSA Alger, the same authority that manages Algiers Houari Boumediene Airport.

Scheduled service is mostly domestic. Air Algérie flies to Algiers, Constantine, In Amenas and Oran. Tassili Airlines flies to Algiers, Annaba, Béjaïa, Constantine and Oran. International flights are few.

Traffic grew through the late 2000s. The airport handled about 378,000 passengers in 2005 and 450,929 in 2010, with 24,174 aircraft movements that year. A 2026 report says rehabilitation work on the main runway ended and domestic flights are resuming in stages, with about ten a day at first. The same report counts 4,572 domestic and 170 international flights during 2025.