Dar El Beïda, the area at which the airport is located, was known as Maison Blanche (White House), and the airport is called Maison Blanche Airport in much of the literature about the Algerian War of Independence.
Dar El Beïda, a área na cal que atopa, foi coñecida como Maison Blanche (Casa branca), e o aeroporto é chamado aeroporto de Maison Blanche en gran parte da literatura sobre a guerra de independencia de Alxeria.