BSKDAUB

Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport

Biskra, Algeria · Africa

Africa Africa/Algiers

4direct destinations

3airlines

1runway

2,886 mLongest runway

Mohamed Khider Airport or Biskra Ouakda Airport (IATA: BSK, ICAO: DAUB) is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.

Location

34.793°N, 5.739°E · 88 m s. n. m. (289 ft)

General data

CountryAlgeria

CityBiskra

IATA codeBSK

ICAO codeDAUB

Coordinates34.793°N, 5.739°E

Elevation88 m s. n. m. (289 ft)

Time zoneAfrica/Algiers

Runways1

Longest runway2,886 m

Direct destinations4

Runways · 1

13/31

Length2,886 m9,469 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

History

During World War II, the airport was known as "Biskra Airfield". It was a major United States Twelfth Air Force base of operations during the North African campaign against the German Afrika Korps. Known combat units assigned to the airfield were: 97th Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress (14 December 1942 – 8 February 1943); 301st Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress (16 December 1942 – 17 January 1943); 1st Fighter Group P-38 Lightning (24 December 1942 – 8 February 1943); HQ, 5th Bombardment Wing (January–March 1943).

Airlines operating here · 3

Other airlines with direct routes

Air Algérie Transavia Transavia France

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK

MLA

“Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_bsk,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BSK |title=Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-23 |language=en}}