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Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport serves the town of Béchar in south-western Algeria, sitting high on the edge of the Sahara at an elevation of 2,651 feet. It offers two long, hard-surfaced runways capable of handling substantial traffic, with an instrument landing system on one approach, making it a notable stop for pilots operating in this remote desert region.
Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport is a medium-sized aerodrome serving Béchar in the Wilaya de Bechar, in the far south-west of Algeria near the Moroccan border. It sits at a high desert elevation of 2,651 feet and is equipped with two substantial hard runways, one of which is served by an instrument landing system, reflecting its role as a regional gateway into the Sahara.
The airfield lies at coordinates 31.6506, -2.2531, close to the town of Béchar in the Wilaya de Bechar, Algeria. No details of the surrounding airspace classification, FIR boundaries, or nearby controlled airspace are available from the material at hand.
The airfield has two paired hard runways, both lit. Runway 06/24 is the longer of the pair, running 10,697 feet in the 06 direction and 9,869 feet in the 24 direction. Runway 18/36 measures 9,844 feet in both directions and carries an instrument landing system on the 18 approach.
No air-to-ground or ATC communication frequencies for the airfield are recorded. An instrument landing system is available for the approach to runway 18.
Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport continues to support airline service, though detailed information on current facilities, fuel availability, opening hours or any prior-permission requirements is not available from the material reviewed.
