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Amasya Merzifon Airport

Coordinates: 40°49′45″N 035°31′19″E / 40.82917°N 35.52194°E / 40.82917; 35.52194
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Amasya Merzifon Airport

Amasya Merzifon Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesMerzifon
LocationMerzifon, Amasya, Turkey
Opened2008
Elevation AMSL1,758 ft / 536 m
Coordinates40°49′45″N 035°31′19″E / 40.82917°N 35.52194°E / 40.82917; 35.52194
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
MZH is located in Turkey
MZH
MZH
Location of airport in Turkey
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,926 9,600 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]
Aeriak view of the airport.

Merzifon Airport or Amasya Merzifon Airport (IATA: MZH, ICAO: LTAP) is a military airport located in the city of Merzifon in the Amasya Province of Turkey.

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[3]

Traffic statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at MZH airport. See Wikidata query.
Amasya–Merzifon Airport passenger traffic statistics[4]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 120,078 Increase 50% 10,126 Decrease 23% 130,204 Increase 40%
2022 80,065 Decrease 11% 13,168 Decrease 38% 93,233 Decrease 16%
2021 90,219 Increase 5% 21,226 Increase 423% 111,445 Increase 24%
2020 85,951 Decrease 47% 4,062 Decrease 41% 90,013 Decrease 46%
2019 160,842 Decrease 6% 6,916 Decrease 24% 167,758 Decrease 7%
2018 171,379 Decrease 19% 9,092 Decrease 11% 180,471 Decrease 19%
2017 211,834 Increase 140% 10,162 Increase 198% 221,996 Increase 142%
2016 88,318 Decrease 38% 3,411 Decrease 11% 91,729 Decrease 37%
2015 142,378 Increase 5% 3,830 Increase 43% 146,208 Increase 6%
2014 135,073 Increase 20% 2,680 Increase 235% 137,753 Increase 21%
2013 112,659 Increase 38% 799 Decrease 42% 113,458 Increase 37%
2012 81,362 Increase 69% 1,388 - 82,750 Increase 72%
2011 48,035 Decrease 25% - Decrease 100% 48,035 Decrease 25%
2010 64,007 Increase 62% 386 Increase 109% 64,393 Increase 63%
2009 39,392 Increase 184% 185 - 39,577 Increase 185%
2008 - - 13,888 - 13,888 -

Military usage

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Merzifon is the 5th 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 Malatya/Erhaç (LTAT), Diyarbakır (LTCC) and İncirlik (LTAG).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for LTAP". 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 LTAP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistics".
  5. ^ scramble.nl - Turkish Air Force Archived 2010-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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