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Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesVan
LocationVan, Turkey
Opened1943
Elevation AMSL5,480 ft / 1,670 m
Coordinates38°28′06″N 43°19′56″E / 38.46833°N 43.33222°E / 38.46833; 43.33222
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VAN is located in Turkey
VAN
VAN
Location of airport in Turkey
VAN is located in Asia
VAN
VAN
VAN (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF[1][2]
Aerial view of the airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport (IATA: VAN, ICAO: LTCI) is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen (1906–1988).

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Van Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara,[3] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[4] Trabzon[5]
Pegasus Airlines Adana/Mersin,[6] Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress Adana/Mersin,[7] Antalya, Izmir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[8]

Traffic Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at VAN airport. See Wikidata query.
Van–Ferit Melen Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics[9]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 1,546,609 Increase 18% 3,062 Increase 65% 1,549,671 Increase 18%
2022 1,309,157 Increase 3% 1,857 - 1,311,014 Increase 4%
2021 1,265,467 Increase 30% - Decrease 100% 1,265,467 Increase 30%
2020 974,550 Decrease 31% 1,761 Decrease 76% 976,311 Decrease 31%
2019 1,406,099 Decrease 9% 7,268 Increase 93% 1,413,367 Decrease 9%
2018 1,544,074 Decrease 7% 3,764 Increase 3% 1,547,838 Decrease 7%
2017 1,657,864 Increase 12% 3,671 Decrease 16% 1,661,535 Increase 12%
2016 1,477,518 Increase 7% 4,355 Increase 13% 1,481,873 Increase 7%
2015 1,382,455 Increase 15% 3,866 Increase 28% 1,386,321 Increase 15%
2014 1,204,114 Increase 7% 3,031 Decrease 28% 1,207,145 Increase 7%
2013 1,120,522 Increase 12% 4,218 Increase 99% 1,124,740 Increase 12%
2012 999,223 Decrease 5% 2,121 Increase 20% 1,001,344 Decrease 5%
2011 1,055,358 Increase 19% 1,774 Increase 6% 1,057,132 Increase 19%
2010 890,376 Increase 20% 1,674 Increase 60% 892,050 Increase 20%
2009 744,447 Increase 28% 1,046 Decrease 75% 745,493 Increase 27%
2008 581,142 Increase 6% 4,177 Increase 34% 585,319 Increase 7%
2007 546,413 - 3,108 - 549,521 -

Incidents and accidents

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References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for LTCI". 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.
  2. ^ Airport information for VAN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  4. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  5. ^ "AnadoluJet'in Van-Trabzon seferleri başlıyor". 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak". 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/sunexpressten-kis-sezonunda-ic-hatlarda-11-yeni-rota.html
  8. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Statistics".
  10. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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