Illizi Takhamalt Airport guide

Illizi Takhamalt Airport, also known as Illizi Airport and Takhamalt Airport, serves Illizi, the capital of Illizi Province in south-eastern Algeria, in the Sahara near the Libyan border. It has the IATA code VVZ and the ICAO code DAAP. The airport lies about 27 km north-east of Illizi town, at an elevation of 542 m (1,778 ft) above sea level, at coordinates 26°43′N 8°37′E.

The airport has one runway, designated 09/27, which is 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long and has an asphalt surface. The Etablissement de Gestion de Services Aéroportuaires (EGSA), the Algerian agency that manages airports, operates it as a public airport.

Scheduled flights connect Illizi with other Algerian cities. Flight-data sites list Air Algérie and Tassili Airlines as the two airlines serving the airport, with Algiers among the most frequently served routes. Current schedules change, so check with the airlines before booking a flight.