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)
Map
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

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

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara,[3] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[4] Trabzon[5]
Pegasus Airlines Adana/Mersin,[6] Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress Adana/Mersin,[7] Antalya, Izmir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[8]

Traffic Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at VAN airport. See Wikidata query.
Van–Ferit Melen Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics[9]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 1,546,609 Increase 18% 3,062 Increase 65% 1,549,671 Increase 18%
2022 1,309,157 Increase 3% 1,857 - 1,311,014 Increase 4%
2021 1,265,467 Increase 30% - Decrease 100% 1,265,467 Increase 30%
2020 974,550 Decrease 31% 1,761 Decrease 76% 976,311 Decrease 31%
2019 1,406,099 Decrease 9% 7,268 Increase 93% 1,413,367 Decrease 9%
2018 1,544,074 Decrease 7% 3,764 Increase 3% 1,547,838 Decrease 7%
2017 1,657,864 Increase 12% 3,671 Decrease 16% 1,661,535 Increase 12%
2016 1,477,518 Increase 7% 4,355 Increase 13% 1,481,873 Increase 7%
2015 1,382,455 Increase 15% 3,866 Increase 28% 1,386,321 Increase 15%
2014 1,204,114 Increase 7% 3,031 Decrease 28% 1,207,145 Increase 7%
2013 1,120,522 Increase 12% 4,218 Increase 99% 1,124,740 Increase 12%
2012 999,223 Decrease 5% 2,121 Increase 20% 1,001,344 Decrease 5%
2011 1,055,358 Increase 19% 1,774 Increase 6% 1,057,132 Increase 19%
2010 890,376 Increase 20% 1,674 Increase 60% 892,050 Increase 20%
2009 744,447 Increase 28% 1,046 Decrease 75% 745,493 Increase 27%
2008 581,142 Increase 6% 4,177 Increase 34% 585,319 Increase 7%
2007 546,413 - 3,108 - 549,521 -

Incidents and accidents

References

  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. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  4. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  5. ^ "AnadoluJet'in Van-Trabzon seferleri başlıyor". 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak". 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/sunexpressten-kis-sezonunda-ic-hatlarda-11-yeni-rota.html
  8. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Statistics".
  10. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.


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