Malatya Erhaç Airport
Malatya Airport Malatya Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public /Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Malatya, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1941 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 862 m / 2,828 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E / 38.43528°N 38.09083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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Malatya Airport (Turkish: Malatya Havalimanı) (IATA: MLX, ICAO: LTAT) is a military and public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941, is located 34 km (21 mi) from Malatya.
History
[edit]A new terminal is expected to open in 2023.[4]
During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the ceiling of the airport experienced a partial collapse.[5]
2nd Land Aviation Regiment
[edit]Next to Erhaç Airport is the 2nd Land Aviation Regiment Command, headed by a Colonel. Turkish-made TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK combat helicopters joined the Command in 2014.[6]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Malatya Erhaç Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet | Ankara,[7] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[7] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| SunExpress | Izmir Seasonal: Antalya,[8] Düsseldorf,[9][10] Frankfurt[8] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Traffic Statistics
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 794,313 |  9%
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13,480 | 386%
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807,793 | 11%
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| 2023 | 727,624 | 12%
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2,771 |  83%
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730,395 | 10%
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| 2022 | 649,764 | 2%
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16,143 | 14%
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665,907 | 2%
|
| 2021 | 636,637 | 34%
|
14,106 | 219%
|
650,743 | 36%
|
| 2020 | 473,665 | 35%
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4,417 | 56%
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478,082 | 36%
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| 2019 | 733,026 | 15%
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10,144 | 12%
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743,170 | 15%
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| 2018 | 860,036 | 2%
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11,479 | 55%
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871,515 | 2%
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| 2017 | 878,991 | 12%
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7,421 | 26%
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886,412 | 12%
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| 2016 | 783,181 | 3%
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5,898 | 45%
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789,079 | 3%
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| 2015 | 756,728 | 19%
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10,725 | 3%
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767,453 | 18%
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| 2014 | 637,590 | 1%
|
10,363 | 5%
|
647,953 | 1%
|
| 2013 | 628,892 | 10%
|
10,915 | 35%
|
639,807 | 9%
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| 2012 | 572,599 | 4%
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16,864 | 3%
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589,463 | 4%
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| 2011 | 553,142 | 10%
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17,463 | 5%
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570,605 | 10%
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| 2010 | 503,774 | 15%
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16,683 | 30%
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520,457 | 12%
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| 2009 | 439,057 | 0%
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23,827 | 7%
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462,884 | 0%
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| 2008 | 438,226 | 8%
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25,591 | 77%
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463,817 | 10%
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| 2007 | 407,026 | - | 14,418 | - | 421,444 | - |
References
[edit]- ^ (in Turkish) Malatya Hava Meydanı Archived 1 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
- ^ "Airport information for LTAT". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for LTAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ "Malatya Havalimanı yeni terminal binasına kavuşuyor". 13 January 2023.
- ^ Barut, D. (6 February 2023). "Malatya üşüyor: Hava soğuyor, yardım yetersiz" [Malatya is getting cold: It's getting cold, help is not enough] (in Turkish). Gazete Duvar. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "5 ATAK helikopteri Malatya'da" (in Turkish). Sabah. 10 November 2014.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ a b "SunExpress Announces 2021 Summer Program". ftnnews.com. 23 February 2021.
- ^ Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
- ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
- ^ "Statistics".
External links
[edit]- Current weather for LTAT at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MLX at Aviation Safety Network
- Official Airport Website
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