Van Ferit Melen 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).
Van Ferit Melen Airport Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Van | ||||||||||
| Location | Van, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,480 ft / 1,670 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°28′06″N 43°19′56″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.van.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  VAN Location of airport in Turkey  VAN VAN (Europe) | |||||||||||
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Aerial view of the airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AnadoluJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Pegasus Airlines | Adana, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir |
| Pouya Air | Urmia |
| SunExpress | Antalya, Izmir |
| Turkish Airlines | Antalya, Istanbul[3] |
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/9 | 902,060 |  |
2,413 |  |
904,473 | |
| 2013 | 1,120,522 | |
4,218 | |
1,124,740 | |
| 2012 | 999,908 | |
1,959 | |
1,001,867 | |
| 2011 | 1,090,277 | |
2,319 | |
1,092,596 | |
| 2010 | 890,382 | |
1,674 | |
892,056 | |
| 2009 | 744,447 | |
1,046 | |
745,493 | |
| 2008 | 581,142 | |
4,177 | |
585,319 | |
| 2007 | 546,413 | 3,108 | 549,521 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[4]
Incidents and accidents
- On 29 December 1994, Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to the airport, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.[5]
References
- Airport information for LTCI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for VAN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".
- Statistics
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
External links
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