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ELG to ALG: distance & flight time
El Golea (El Golea Airport) → Algier (Houari Boumediene Airport)
423 mi
681 km · 368 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
423 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ELG — El Golea Airport · El Golea, Algeria
- ALG — Houari Boumediene Airport · Algier, Algeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELG
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport137 mi away
Near ALG
- QLD · Blida Airport26 mi away
- BJA · Soummam Airport103 mi away
- BUJ · Bou Saada Airport109 mi away
- CFK · Ech Cheliff Airport110 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELG from ALG?
The flight distance from El Golea (ELG) to Algier (ALG) is 423 miles (681 km, 368 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELG to ALG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELG to ALG?
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