Sivas Airport

Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport
IATA: VAS – ICAO: LTAR VAS Location of airport in Turkey
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Turkish Government Airport Management
Location	Sivas
Opened	1957
Elevation AMSL	5,222 ft / 1,591 m
Coordinates	39°46′0″N 37°1′0″E / 39.76667°N 37.01667°E / 39.76667; 37.01667
Website	http://sivas.dhmi.gov.tr/
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 12,500 3,810 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passenger 429.062 ( 27%) Cargo 3.970 ( 20%)

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport (IATA: VAS, ICAO: LTAR), was opened to air traffic in 1957 to be used for military purposes; in 1990, DHMI built 2217 m² terminal building to began to serve the civilian air traffic.

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport, closed air traffic with decision of cabinet on 31.01.2002, and opened air traffic with decision of cabinet on 17.10.2003.

Airport is closed to air traffic on 15.04.2006 due to the repair of the runway and expansion work, and 01/19 width of the runway has been removed from 30 meters to 45 meters. After special lighting and asphalt work completed, runway 19/01, has earned the distinction of being the second longest runway with 3811x45 m in Turkey.^[1]

The new apron, 5 aircraft capacity and, 120x240 m in size and runway taxiway connection was put into service on 22.12.2006.

The new terminal building opened for use on 18.12.2010 with an annual capacity of 3 million passengers. The original terminal building meets the standards of today's airport was built as an architecture with a modern facility.

Location

Nuri Demirağ Airport is located to hill of Merakum the northwest of Sivas, 22 km from the city. The airport is away from the city and at the same time relatively high so the location where the current position is planned as a NATO base in construction period.

The nearest highway to the airport, 13 km south of the D-200 (E-88) Sivas-Ankara highway.

History

1957 - It was built to be used by NATO.

1990 -The first terminal building was made by DHMI.

2002 - Airport was closed to air transport because it did not profit by the government of the time was.

2003 - Airways due to intensive use across the country, was opened to the air transport again.

2006 - Starting work on the Runway extension 30 meters wide runway extended to 45 meters, and lighting systems were established at the same time.

2007 - On June 23, 2007, by an international expedition made the first flight with Stuttgart.^[2]

2010 - The annual capacity of 3,000,000 passengers in the new terminal building was completed and opened. The re-opened airport name has been changed to Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport.

2011 - May 22, 2011 Sunday, charter and scheduled 52 flight was performed due to the Fenerbahçe football match.

2012 - Customs services should be transferred except for continuous duty applications starting international flights passengers and cargo services has been given.

2013 - Airport has been barrier free.

Airlines and destinations^[3]

Scheduled Flights

Airline	Destination	Weekly frequence
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul Ataturk	14
AnadoluJet - operated by Turkish Airlines -	Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen	7
Pegasus Airlines	İstanbul Sabiha Gokcen	14
Pegasus Airlines	Izmir Adnan Menderes	3

Traffic Statistics

Passenger^[4]

Year	Domestic	% değişim	International	% değişim	Total	% değişim
2014	421.939	%27,0	7.123	%2,0	429.062	%27,0
2013	331.771	%28,0	6,959	%2,0	338.730	%21,0
2012	237.120	%10,0	6.890	%6,0	244.010	%10,0
2011	225.246	%110,0	6.934	%70,0	232.180	%108,0
2010	107.400	%12,0	4.073	%141,0	111.473	%10,0
2009	122.158	%6,4	1.979	%79,2	124.137	%0,2
2008	114.855	%17	9.502	%141	124.357	%22
2007	98.010	-	3.949	-	101.959	-

Cargo ^[4]

Year	Domestic	% değişim	International	% değişim	Total	% değişim
2014	3.816	%22,0	154	%3,0	3.970	%20,0
2013	3.136	%39,0	158	%6,0	3.295	%37,0
2012	2.257	%8,0	148	%8,0	2.406	%7,0
2011	2.087	%88,0	161	%117,0	2.248	%90,34
2010	1.107	%11,0	74	%57,0	1.181	%9,0
2009	1.244	%13,7	47	%82,4	1.291	%5,1
2008	1.094	-	267	-	1.361	-

Commercial Aircraft^[4]

Year	Domestic	% değişim	International	% değişim	Total	% değişim
2014	3.129	%23,0	61	%65,0	3.190	%23,0
2013	2.550	%30,0	30	%14,0	2.587	%29,0
2012	1.959	%3,0	43	%23,0	2.002	%3,0
2011	2.011	%122,2	56	%43,6	2.067	%119,0
2010	905	%12,0	39	%63,0	944	%10,0
2009	1.026	%8,0	24	%76,0	1.050	%13,6
2008	1.115	%29,7	100	%177,8	1.215	%35,6
2007	860	-	36	-	896	-

All Aircraft^[4]

Year	Domestic	% değişim	International	% değişim	Total	% değişim
2014	3.500	%21,0	75	%6,0	3.575	%21,0
2013	2.550	%20,0	80	%1,0	2.965	%19,0
2012	2.410	%5,0	81	%1,0	2.491	%5,0
2011	2.300	%86,4	82	%74,5	2.382	%85,9
2010	1.234	%3,0	47	%47,0	1.281	%4,0
2009	1.200	%3,5	32	%70,4	1.232	%8,9
2008	1.244	%28,4	108	%176,9	1.352	%34,1
2007	969	-	39	-	1.008	-

Transportation

There are passenger services from Sivas and Tokat to airport.

References

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