Konya Airport

Konya Airport
Konya Havaalanı

IATA: KYA – ICAO: LTAN

KYA
Location of airport in Turkey

Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator DHMİ (State Airports Administration)
Turkish Air Force
Location Konya, Turkey
Elevation AMSL 3,381 ft / 1,031 m
Coordinates 37°58′44.40″N 032°33′42.70″E / 37.9790000°N 32.5618611°ECoordinates: 37°58′44.40″N 032°33′42.70″E / 37.9790000°N 32.5618611°E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01R/19L 3,350 10,990 Concrete
01L/19R 3,350 10,990 Concrete-Asphalt
Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF [2]

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 Üssü or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı) 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]

In December 2013 the airport will be expanded with a brand new passenger building, and the capacity will increase above 5 times the actual.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Corendon Airlines Amsterdam
Mahan Air Tehran-Imam Khomeini
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen
Qeshm AirlinesSeasonal charter: Tehran-Imam Khomeini
Turkish Airlines Copenhagen, Istanbul-Atatürk
Sun Express Izmir

Traffic Statistics

Konya Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2014/09 679,574 Increase 22.0% 70,936 Increase 18.0% 750,510 Increase 21.0%
2013 767,123 Increase 30.0% 68,828 Increase 0.0% 835,951 Increase 27.0%
2012 590,615 Increase 11.0% 68,594 Increase -3.0% 659,209 Increase 10.0%
2011 538,377 Increase 8.0% 70,070 Increase 51.0% 608,447 Increase 12.0%
2010 499,040 Increase 87.0% 46,521 Increase 36.0% 545,561 Increase 81.0%
2009 267,518 Increase 16.1% 34,206 Decrease 4.2% 301,724 Increase 13.4%
2008 230,442 Increase 7.0% 35,701 Increase 7.0% 266,143 Increase 7.0%
2007 214,857 33,213 248,070

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Turkish) Konya Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
  2. ↑ Airport information for LTAN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Turkish Air Force - Scramble
  4. ↑ Statistics

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