Data provided by Brooks A Rowlett
Bases
Name Coords Runway Orientation RW Size
Alger-Houari-Boumediene 36d41.6'N/03d13.1'E 05-23 11483x148 ft
09-27 " " " "
Annaba El-Mellah 36d49.5'N/07d48.6'E 01-19 9514x148 ft
Djannet-Tiska 24d17.5'N/09d27.1'E 02-20 7874x148 ft
13-31 9843x148 ft
El Oued-Guemar 33d30.8'N/06d47.1'E 02-20 6562x 98 ft
13-31 9843x148 ft
Hassi-Messaoud-Oued 31d40.5'N/06d08.6'E 01-19 9842x147 ft
Irara
Oran-Es Senia 35d37.8'N/00d36.6'E 07-25 10040x148 ft
Oran Tafaraoui ??????
Tamanrasset 22d49.0'N/5d27.6'E 03-21 11811x197 ft
09-27 9186x147 ft
Tlemcen-Zenata 35d00.7'N/01d27.4'W 07-25 8530x148 ft
Zarzaitine-In Amenas 28d03.2'N/09d38.3'E 05-23 9843x148 ft
15-33 7218x98 ft
"unclassified DOD data for other military air bases not available"
Organization
5 squadrons of MiG-21 air defense/superiority; 3 squadrosn with MiG-23
tacitcal fighters, one squadron with MiG-25 interceptors, one flight
with recon MiG-25's, 2 squadrons of Su-20/22 attack fighters, one
squadron Su-24 strike fighters. A sizable transport force.
Estimated A/C census
Type, #, Function
Aero L-39 ZA Albatros 24 Adv Trng & CAS/COIN
Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor 5 basic Training
Beech QUeen Air B80 3 liaison
Beech King Air A100 1 navaids Calibration
Beech Super king Air 200 6 Multi-engine training
Beech Super King Air 200T 2 EEZ patrol
Dassault Falcon 900 2 VIP transport
Fokker F.27 Mk 400 Friendship 2 transport
Fokker F.20 Mk 4090MPA Maritieme Enforcer 2 Maritime Surveillance
Fokker F.27 Mk 600 Friendship 1 transport
Fouga CM 170 magister 18 Basic training & COIN
Gulfstream III 3 VIP Transport
Ilyushinn Il-76MD CANDID 3 transport
Lockheed C-130H 10 Transport
Lockheed C-130H-30 7 transport
MiG-21MF & MiG-21Bis FISHBED +/-90 AIr Defense & superiority
MiG-21U and UM MONGOL +/-10 operational training
MiG-23BN, 23MS & 23UB FLOGGER +/-45 Tactical Figher ops & Combat
training
MiG-25PD FOXBAT 15 Air Defense
MiG-25RB FOXBAT 3 Recon
MiG-25RU FOXBAT 3 operational training
Rockwell Commander 680FL 1 Aerial Survey
Sukhoi Su-20, 20U, 22M & 22UM FITTER +/-30 BAL CAS & Operational
training
Sukhoi Su-24 FENCER +/-10 tactical training
Zin 142 30 Primary training
Helos
Aerospatiale Ecureuil 9 liaison & training
Aerospat. Puma 5 transport
Hughes 269A 6 training
Mil Mi-6 HOOK 4 transport
Mil Mi-8 HIP +/-100 gunship
Mil Mi-24 HIND +/-24 gunship & antiarmour ops
PZL Mi-2 HOPLITE <32 Liaison & training (+9 for the
Gendarmerei Algerienne)