Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport — Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria

Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport, coded BMW, serves the remote town of Bordj Badji Mokhtar in far southwestern Algeria, near the borders with Mali and Niger, at an elevation of 1,303 feet. One runway sits deep within the Sahara Desert here, making this one of the more isolated airfields in Algeria's national network. As a medium airport, BMW provides a crucial connection for a town with very limited road access across the desert to northern Algeria. The extreme remoteness of this border region means air travel plays an outsized role compared to more populated parts of the country. Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport's single runway supports both civilian travel and the logistical needs of a sparsely populated desert frontier.