Kars Harakani Airport
Kars Harakani Airport Kars Harakani Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kars, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,889 ft / 1,795 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°33′44.00″N 43°6′54.01″E / 40.5622222°N 43.1150028°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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Kars Harakani Airport is a public airport in Kars, Turkey (IATA: KSY, ICAO: LTCF). The airport, opened in 1988, is located 6 km (3.7 mi) from Kars.[2] It has importance for serving also other cities like Ağrı, Ardahan, Artvin and Iğdır in north-eastern Turkey.
History
[edit]In 2006, Kars Airport served 2,352 aircraft and 270,052 passengers. The passenger terminal open to the public covers an area of 1,695 m2 (18,240 sq ft) and has a parking lot for 100 cars.[2] The airport was closed in the spring and summer months of 2007 for renovation works. The re-opening took place on 22 October 2007.[3] The new terminal was designed by architect Yakup Hazan.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kars Harakani Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet | Ankara,[4] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[4] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5] |
| SunExpress | Izmir |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[6] |
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 |
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| 2024 | 579,919 |  7%
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- | - | 579,919 | 7%
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| 2023 | 544,082 | 17%
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- | - | 544,082 | 17%
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| 2022 | 465,121 | 3%
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- | - | 465,121 | 3%
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| 2021 | 453,366 | 19%
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- |  100%
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453,366 | 19%
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| 2020 | 380,904 | 27%
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219 | 13%
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381,123 | 27%
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| 2019 | 524,462 | 9%
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194 | - | 524,656 | 9%
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| 2018 | 577,562 | 0%
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- | - | 577,562 | 0%
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| 2017 | 577,051 | 9%
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- | - | 577,051 | 9%
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| 2016 | 528,637 | 23%
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- | - | 528,637 | 23%
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| 2015 | 428,061 | 10%
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- | 100%
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428,061 | 10%
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| 2014 | 388,431 | 10%
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482 | - | 388,913 | 10%
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| 2013 | 430,175 | 14%
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- | - | 430,175 | 14%
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| 2012 | 376,147 | 0%
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- | - | 376,147 | 0%
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| 2011 | 377,584 | 14%
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- | 100%
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377,584 | 14%
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| 2010 | 329,811 | 15%
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2,475 | 16%
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332,286 | 15%
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| 2009 | 285,880 | 7%
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2,128 | 4%
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288,008 | 7%
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| 2008 | 267,038 | 180%
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2,057 | - | 269,095 | 182%
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| 2007 | 95,421 | - | - | - | 95,421 | - |
References
[edit]- ^ "Airport information for LTCF". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ a b c "Kars Airport General Information". Retrieved 2010-05-16.
- ^ "Kars'ta havaalanı sevinci". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Tüm Gazeteler. 2007-10-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-26.i
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ L, J (16 November 2015). "Pegasus Airlines Adds New Istanbul Domestic Routes from Nov 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistics".
External links
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Media related to Kars Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for KSY at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for LTCF at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for LTCF at NOAA/NWS
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