Konya Airport (Turkish: Konya Havaalanı) (IATA: KYA, ICAO: LTAN) is a military airbase and public airport in Konya, Turkey. The airport is also used by NATO. Opened to the public in 2000, the airport is 18 km from the city. In 2006, Konya Airport served 2,924 aircraft and 262,561 passengers.[1] The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 2,650 m² and has parking for 278 cars.
Konya Airport is home to the 3rd Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE), Bandırma (LTBG) and Balıkesir (LTBF).[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Konya Airport is served by the following scheduled airlines:
[edit] Traffic Statistics
Konya Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) |
Domestic |
% change |
International |
% change |
Total |
% change |
| 2011 * |
538,377 |
8.0% |
70,070 |
51.0% |
608,447 |
12.0% |
| 2010 |
499,040 |
87.0% |
46,521 |
36.0% |
545,561 |
81.0% |
| 2009 |
267,518 |
16.1% |
34,206 |
4.2% |
301,724 |
13.4% |
| 2008 |
230,442 |
7.0% |
35,701 |
7.0% |
266,143 |
7.0% |
| 2007 |
214,857 |
|
33,213 |
|
248,070 |
|
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Turkish) Konya Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
- ^ Airport information for LTAN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Turkish Air Force - Scramble
- ^ Statistics
[edit] External links