Kars Harakani Airport
Kars Harakani Airport Kars Harakani Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kars, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,889 ft / 1,795 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°33′44.00″N 43°6′54.01″E / 40.5622222°N 43.1150028°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  KSY Location of airport in Turkey  KSY KSY (Europe) | |||||||||||
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Kars Harakani Airport is a public airport in Kars, Turkey (IATA: KSY, ICAO: LTCF). The airport, opened in 1988, is located 6 km (3.7 mi) from Kars.[2] It has importance for serving also other cities like Ağrı, Ardahan, Artvin and Iğdır in north-eastern Turkey.
History
[edit]In 2006, Kars Airport served 2,352 aircraft and 270,052 passengers. The passenger terminal open to the public covers an area of 1,695 m2 (18,240 sq ft) and has a parking lot for 100 cars.[2] The airport was closed in the spring and summer months of 2007 for renovation works. The re-opening took place on 22 October 2007.[3] The new terminal was designed by architect Yakup Hazan.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kars Harakani Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet | Ankara,[4] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[6] |
| SunExpress | Izmir |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[7] |
Traffic Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2011 * | 337,036 |  2.0%
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 100.0%
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337,036 | 1.0%
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| 2010 * | 329,809 | 15,0%
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2,475 | 16,0%
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332,284 | 15,0%
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| 2009 | 285,880 | 7.1%
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2,128 | 3.5%
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288,008 | 7.0%
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| 2008 | 267,038 | 180.0%
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2,057 |
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269,095 | 182.0%
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| 2007 | 95,421 | - | 95,421 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for LTCF". 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. - ^ a b c "Kars Airport General Information". Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "Kars'ta havaalanı sevinci". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Tüm Gazeteler. 2007-10-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-26.i
- ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
- ^ L, J (16 November 2015). "Pegasus Airlines Adds New Istanbul Domestic Routes from Nov 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
- ^ Statistics
External links
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Media related to Kars Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for KSY at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for LTCF at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for LTCF at NOAA/NWS
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