Tokat Airport

Tokat Airport

Tokat Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMİ)
ServesTokat Province
Opened
  • 1995; 30 years ago (1995) (initial opening)
  • 25 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-25) (current facilities)
Elevation AMSL558 m / 1,830 ft
Coordinates40°18′42″N 36°22′25″E / 40.31167°N 36.37361°E / 40.31167; 36.37361
Websitetokat.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
TJK is located in Turkey
TJK
TJK
Location of airport in Turkey
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,700[1] 8,858 Concrete

Tokat Airport (IATA: TJK, ICAO: LTAW) is an airport built in 1995 in Tokat, the city in inner Black Sea region of Turkey. Flights from the airport were halted and resumed again several times, most recently in 2017. Construction on a new airport started in 2018 and was completed in 2022. Since March 2022, Turkish Airlines operates flights from Tokat Airport to Istanbul.

History

The old terminal in 2009

The initial airport was constructed in 1995. Tokat Airport was closed in 2001, re-opened in 2006, and closed again in 2008. Also in 2008, a nearby mosque minaret was shortened for posing a risk to flight safety.[2] Operations continued in 2010 until April 2017, when all scheduled flights were stopped due to Borajet, the only carrier then serving the airport, ceasing operations.[3] At a length of 1700 meters, the old runway was only long enough for smaller regional aircraft to land, which were only operated by Borajet in Turkey.[3]

The construction of a new airport started next to the old one in 2018. Costing 1.2 billion Turkish lira, the airport features a 2,700 m (8,900 ft) runway, and the terminal building covers an area of 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft).[4] The new airport has a capacity of seven aircraft, and is able to accommodate wide-body and cargo aircraft.[1] The airport was re-opened on 25 March 2022.[5]

On 25 March 2022, operations resumed from the re-built airport from after a five-year absence of passenger traffic.[6]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[6]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at TJK airport. See Wikidata query.
Tokat Airport passenger traffic statistics[7]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 146,734 Increase 68% 3,068 Increase 257% 149,802 Increase 69%
2022 87,585 - 860 - 88,445 -
2021 - - - - - -
2020 - - - - - -
2019 - - - - - -
2018 - Decrease 100% - - - Decrease 100%
2017 13,058 Decrease 75% - - 13,058 Decrease 75%
2016 51,744 Decrease 8% - - 51,744 Decrease 8%
2015 56,165 Increase 60% - - 56,165 Increase 60%
2014 35,067 Increase 97% - - 35,067 Increase 97%
2013 17,796 Decrease 30% - - 17,796 Decrease 30%
2012 25,425 Decrease 17% - - 25,425 Decrease 17%
2011 30,516 Increase 122% - - 30,516 Increase 122%
2010 13,723 - - - 13,723 -
2009 - Decrease 100% - - - Decrease 100%
2008 21,828 Decrease 51% - - 21,828 Decrease 51%
2007 44,483 - - - 44,483 -

References

  1. ^ a b Türkoğlu, Ekber (23 March 2022). "Yeni Tokat Havalimanı hizmet için gün sayıyor". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. ^ Türkoğlu, Ekber (22 November 2021). "Yeni Tokat Havalimanı inşaatında sona yaklaşıldı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. ^ a b Bekçi, Ercan (25 July 2017). "Tokat Havalimanı: 41 yıllık tuhaf bir sağcılık hikayesi..." soL (in Turkish). Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Çakır, Mustafa (26 March 2022). "Kamu bütçesi ile inşa edilen Tokat Yeni Havalimanı hizmete açıldı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, Tokat Yeni Havalimanı'nın açılışını yaptı". NTV (in Turkish). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. ^ a b "THY'den 5 yıl sonra Tokat'a ilk uçuş". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  7. ^ "Statistics".


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