Erzurum Airport

Erzurum Airport (IATA: ERZ, ICAO: LTCE) is a military and public airport serving the city of Erzurum in eastern Turkey. Inaugurated in 1966, it is located 11 km from the city. The airport's public passenger terminal covers an area of 5,750 m2 and has an open-air parking lot for 200 cars.[1]

Erzurum Airport

Erzurum Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorDHMİ (State Airports Administrations) / Turkish Air Force Command
ServesErzurum, Turkey
Opened1966
Coordinates39°57′19″N 41°10′09″E / 39.95528°N 41.16917°E / 39.95528; 41.16917
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
ERZ is located in Turkey
ERZ
ERZ
Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
08R/26L12,5003,810Concrete
08L/26R12,5003,810Concrete

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Erzurum Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara, Bursa, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress İzmir
Seasonal: Antalya[2]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic Statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at ERZ airport.See Wikidata query.
Erzurum Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months)Domestic% changeInternational% changeTotal% change
2011809,818 8.0%16,358 8.0%826,176 8.0%
2010750,007 28.0%15,080 1.0%765,087 28.0%
2009583,789 16.3%15,228 40.4%599,017 13.5%
2008502,054 11.6%25,544 9.0%527,598 11.0%
2007567,76923,336591,105

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[3]

Incidents edit

  • On 15 September 2012, an Armenian cargo aircraft landed here while en route to Aleppo, Syria, so that Turkish authorities could check for arms. Coming less than a week after a jetliner of Syrian Arab Airlines was forced to land in Ankara due to suspicion of carrying arms, this stop was planned and agreed on beforehand.[4]
  • On 21 October 2015, an airliner did an emergency landing while en route from Vienna to Abu Dhabi to offload a Slovakian economy class passenger who was handcuffed and arrested for using the closer business class lavatory after getting airsickness. The passenger was accommodated in a hotel overnight by the Turkish authorities and given a ticket to get back to her home country via Istanbul. The Slovakian ambassador to Turkey sent a letter of thanks to the airport authorities for taking care of their citizen.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ State Airports Administration Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
  2. ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-xqnw24tr
  3. ^ "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ^ "Turkey allows cargo to depart after Armenian plane searched". CNN. 15 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Uçakta kelepçelenen Slovak kadına Türk misafirperverliği".

External links edit

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