Time zone: GMT + 1 hour
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia.
Capital: Algiers
Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
Language: Arabic (official), French (business language), Berber dialects.
Airport authority contact information: Direction de l´Aviation civile et de la Meteorologie, Algiers. Telephone +213 (7)21 74 06 99
Airports: In 2005 Algeria had 137 airports, 53 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Adrar Airport
Aguenar Airport (Tamanrasset)
Ain Beida Airport
Ain Eddis Airport
Ain El Bey Airport
Annaba-Rabah Bitat Airport
Batna Airport
Bejaia Airport
Biskra Airport
Bordj Badji Mokht Airport
Constantine Airport
El Golea Airport
Gara Djebilet Airport
Ghardaia Noumerate Airport
Guemar Airport
Houari Boumedienne Airport
Illizi Airport
In Amenas Airport
In Guezzam Airport
In Salah Airport
Inedbirenne Airport
Jijel Airport
Leger Airport
Les Salines Airport
Mascara Ghriss Airport
Noumerate Airport
Oran Taforaoui Airport
Oued Irara Airport
Rabah Bitat Airport
Skikda Airport
Tamanrasset Airport