Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport — Adrar, Algeria

Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport serves Adrar, the capital of Adrar Province deep in the Algerian Sahara. The airport sits at 919 feet above sea level, low for the region's plateau terrain but consistent with the desert basin surrounding Adrar. The single runway mainly supports the long domestic route north toward Algiers, given how far Adrar sits from Algeria's populated Mediterranean coast. Distances to the nearest airports are considerable even by Saharan standards: Timimoun Airport lies about 162 kilometers away, In Salah Airport sits roughly 274 kilometers out, and El Golea Airport is about 425 kilometers from Adrar. AZR acts as a vital air link for a province where towns sit separated by vast stretches of open desert with little road infrastructure.