Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport , also known as Noumerate Airport, is a public airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 serving Ghardaïa

Ghardaïa

Ghardaïa is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 104,645, with 82,500 in the main city according to 2005 estimates. It is located in northern-central Algeria in the Sahara Desert and lies along the left bank of the Wadi Mzab...

, the capital of the Ghardaïa Province

Ghardaïa Province

Ghardaïa is a province in eastern Algeria, named after its capital Ghardaïa. The M'Zab Valley, located there, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-Administrative divisions:...

 in Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

. It is located 8.6 NM southeast of the city. The airport is named for Moufdi Zakaria

Moufdi Zakaria

Moufdi Zakaria; , was an Algerian poet and writer. He wrote "Kassaman", the Algerian National anthem whilst in prison in 1955.-Biography:...

, the author of Kassaman

Kassaman

Kassaman or Qassaman is the national anthem of Algeria. It was adopted in 1963, shortly after the Independence. The lyrics were written by Mufdi Zakariah in 1956 while imprisoned by the French colonial forces. He wrote the verses using his blood on the 69th cell walls. The composer of the music...

, the Algerian national anthem.

Terminal project

The terminal, with an annual capacity of 500,000 passengers, is often considered as outdated and under-equipped.

A project to build a new international terminal has been launched. The terminal should be completed sometime during 2007, leaving the current one to Hajj

Hajj

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 flights and some peak season charters to/from Europe.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents

• On 28 January 2004 at 21:00 the flight 7T-VIN of Tassili Airlines
  Tassili Airlines
  Tassili Airlines is a passenger airline based in Algiers, Algeria. It provides scheduled domestic services out of Houari Boumedienne Airport, as well as charter flights on behalf of the Algerian oil industry.-History:...
  
  . The Sonatrach company chartered one of Tassili Airlines
  Tassili Airlines
  Tassili Airlines is a passenger airline based in Algiers, Algeria. It provides scheduled domestic services out of Houari Boumedienne Airport, as well as charter flights on behalf of the Algerian oil industry.-History:...
  
  ' Beechcraft 1900D planes to fly two employees from the oil fields near the Algerian Sahara town of Hassi R'Mel
  Hassi R'mel
  Hassi R'Mel is a town in Algeria located near the 18th largest gas field worldwide. Hassi R'Mel is located in Laghouat Province northwest of Ghardaïa. It is the capital of Hassi R'Mel District. Hass R'Mel has an airport....
  
   to Ghardaia. The Beech took off at 20:36 and arrived near Ghardaia twenty minutes later. The pilot
  Aviator
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   carried out a visual approach to the field, but had to go around because another plane which had just arrived from Djanet
  Djanet
  Djanet is an oasis city in southeast Algeria. It is located in Illizi Province, 412 kilometers from Illizi. It is inhabited by the Kel Ajjer Tuareg people. It is the capital of Djanet District.-Transport:...
  
  , was still on the runway. While maneuvering for another approach, the plane contacted the ground and right wing was torn off. The five occupants survived the impact, but the co-pilot died a day later of his injuries. 2 fatalities.

• On 6 February 2010 at 04:48, a Ghana International Airlines
  Ghana International Airlines
  Ghana International Airlines was the national airline of the Republic of Ghana. The airline suspended operations on 13 May 2010..GIA operated scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services...
  
   Boeing 757
  Boeing 757
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   flying from Accra
  Accra
  Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
  
  , Ghana
  Ghana
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   to London Gatwick, United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
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  with 125 passengers and 8 crew made a precautionary landing at Moufdi Zakaria Airport following indications of possible irregularities with the hydraulics system. A relief aircraft was organised to convey passengers to London while the aircraft was inspected and returned to service by a technical team.