Diyarbakır Airport
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| Diyarbakır Airport Diyarbakır Havalimanı | |||
|---|---|---|---|
IATA: DIY – ICAO: LTCC
  DIY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Owner | Turkish Air Force | ||
| Operator | DHMİ (State Airports Administration) 8th Air Wing, 2nd Air Force Command | ||
| Location | Diyarbakır, Turkey | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 686 m / 2,251 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 37°53′38″N 040°12′03″E / 37.89389°N 40.20083°ECoordinates: 37°53′38″N 040°12′03″E / 37.89389°N 40.20083°E | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 16/34 | 3,549 | 11,644 | Concrete |
| Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF [2][3] | |||
Diyarbakır Airport (IATA: DIY, ICAO: LTCC) is a military airbase and public airport located in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Diyarbakır Airport is home to the 8th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 2nd Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Merzifon (LTAP), Malatya Erhaç (LTAT) and İncirlik (LTAG).[4]
The airport was closed for renovation from 1 June to 1 September 2012. All air traffic was diverted to Batman, Mardin and Elazığ.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Borajet | Adana, Van |
| Onur Air | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Pegasus Airlines | Ankara, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir |
| SunExpress | Antalya, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Turkish Airlines operated by AnadoluJet | Ankara |
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 * | 1,671,752 |  20.0% |
18,901 | 31.0% |
1,690,653 | 20.0% |
| 2010 | 1,390,214 | 33.0% |
14,425 | 25.0% |
1,404,639 | 32.0% |
| 2009 | 1,048,875 | 10.4% |
11,506 |  33.9% |
1,060,381 | 9.6% |
| 2008 | 949,668 | 8.0% |
17,420 | 21.0% |
967,088 | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 881,278 | - | 14,347 | - | 895,625 | - |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[5]
Incidents
On January 8, 2003, Turkish Airlines Flight 634, crashed when on approach to Diyarbakır Airport. 75 of the 80 passengers and crew on board were killed.
References
- ↑ (Turkish) Diyarbakır Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
- ↑ Airport information for LTCC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for LTCC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ Turkish Air Force - Scramble
- ↑ Statistics
External links
- Accident history for DIY at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for LTCC at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for LTCC at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for LTCC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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