Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport

Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport
Isparta Süleyman Demirel Havalimanı
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator DHMİ (State Airports Administrations)
Serves Isparta, Turkey
Elevation AMSL 2,835 ft / 864 m
Coordinates 37°51′54″N 30°22′55″E / 37.86500°N 30.38194°E / 37.86500; 30.38194
Website suleymandemirel.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
ISE

Location of airport in Turkey

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05L/23R 9,842 3,000 Concrete

Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport (IATA: ISE, ICAO: LTFC) (Turkish: Isparta Süleyman Demirel Havalimanı), inaugurated on July 21, 1997,[1] is an airport serving the city of Isparta in south-western Turkey. Located in the Keçiborlu district, it is 28 km from the city. The airport is named after the 9th President of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel, who is a native of Isparta.[2]

Facilities

The airport's passenger terminal, which can serve also international flights, has a covered area of 5,400 m² and an annual capacity of 600,000 passengers.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Qeshm AirTehran-Imam Khomeini
Meraj Airlines Tehran-Imam Khomeini
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul-Atatürk[4]
Turkish Airlines
operated by AnadoluJet		 Ankara

Statistics

In 2006, 38,258 passengers used the airport, visited by 545 passenger planes and 475 cargo planes.[5] Due to the low passenger capacity of the hinterland, the airport could not be continuously operated profitable. Low cost airlines flew the airport on scheduled flights in the past for a couple of months only.

See also

References

  1. ↑ MHP Seyhan website. From newspaper Hürriyet by Ateş Yalazan, January 23, 2002 (in Turkish)
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ (in Turkish) ISPARTA SERVICE BEGINS
  5. ↑ DHMİ State Airports Administration (in Turkish)
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