Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesVan
LocationVan, Turkey
Opened1943
Elevation AMSL5,480 ft / 1,670 m
Coordinates38°28′06″N 43°19′56″E / 38.46833°N 43.33222°E / 38.46833; 43.33222
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VAN is located in Turkey
VAN
VAN
Location of airport in Turkey
VAN is located in Asia
VAN
VAN
VAN (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF[1][2]
Aerial view of the airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport (IATA: VAN, ICAO: LTCI) is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen (1906–1988).

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
AnadoluJet Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Trabzon[3]
Pegasus Airlines Adana, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir
SunExpress Antalya, Izmir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[4]

Traffic Statistics[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at VAN airport. See Wikidata query.
Van Ferit Melen Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2014/9 902,060 Increase 8.0% 2,413 Decrease 31.0% 904,473 Increase 8.0%
2013 1,120,522 Increase 12.0% 4,218 Increase 99.0% 1,124,740 Increase 12.0%
2012 999,908 Increase 22.0% 1,959 Increase 39.0% 1,001,867 Increase 22.0%
2011 1,090,277 Increase 22.0% 2,319 Increase 39.0% 1,092,596 Increase 22.0%
2010 890,382 Increase 20.0% 1,674 Increase 60.0% 892,056 Increase 20.0%
2009 744,447 Increase 28.1% 1,046 Decrease 75.0% 745,493 Increase 27.4%
2008 581,142 Increase 6.0% 4,177 Increase 34.4% 585,319 Increase 6.5%
2007 546,413 3,108 549,521

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[5]

Incidents and accidents[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Airport information for LTCI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for VAN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "AnadoluJet'in Van-Trabzon seferleri başlıyor". 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ Statistics
  6. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

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