Samsun-Çarşamba Airport

Samsun Çarşamba Airport
Samsun Çarşamba Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesSamsun, Turkey
Location Çarşamba, Samsun, Turkey
Opened1998 (1998)
Operating base forPegasus Airlines
Elevation AMSL5 m / 17 ft
Coordinates41°15′56″N 36°32′55″E / 41.26556°N 36.54861°E / 41.26556; 36.54861
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Carsamba/AnaSayfa.aspx
Map
SZF/LTFH
Location of airport in Turkey
SZF/LTFH
SZF/LTFH (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,842 3,000 Concrete
Statistics (2025[1])
Annual passenger capacity2,000,000
Passengers1,640,095
Passenger change 2024–258%
Aircraft movements17,169
Movements change 2024–2516%

Samsun Çarşamba Airport (IATA: SZF, ICAO: LTFH) is a public airport in Samsun, Turkey. Opened in 1998, it is 23 km (14 mi) from Samsun. The airport consists of one terminal. Passengers board aircraft from ladder trucks on the tarmac.

The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 4,725 m2 and has a parking lot for 246 cars. The airport terminal has a restaurant, a bar and multiple car rental agencies within it. There are two small seating galleries.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Samsun-Çarşamba Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara,[2] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[2]
Seasonal: Berlin,[3] Munich,[3] Stuttgart[3]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[4] Hannover[5]
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf[6]
Fly Baghdad Seasonal: Baghdad
Iraqi Airways Baghdad[7]
Pegasus Airlines Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[8] Izmir
Seasonal: Berlin,[9] Düsseldorf[10]
SunExpress[11] Adana/Mersin,[12] Antalya,[13] Düsseldorf, Izmir
Seasonal: Berlin, Cologne/Bonn,[14] Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich,[15] Stuttgart, Vienna[16]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[17]
Seasonal: Berlin, Vienna
UR Airlines Baghdad[18]

Traffic Statistics

PassengersYear400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,000200720102013201620192022PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Samsun–Çarşamba Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics[19]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2025 1,443,916  % 196,179 1% 1,640,095 8%
2024 1,319,506 8% 194,748 9% 1,514,254 8%
2023 1,221,728 19% 178,401 1% 1,400,129 16%
2022 1,024,011 5% 180,359 20% 1,204,370 7%
2021 975,569 23% 150,509 97% 1,126,078 30%
2020 791,736 41% 76,405 46% 868,141 42%
2019 1,347,965 19% 141,368 38% 1,489,333 21%
2018 1,627,368 43% 108,154 165% 1,735,522 48%
2017 1,134,756 33% 40,769 47% 1,175,525 34%
2016 1,706,248 4% 77,591 5% 1,783,839 4%
2015 1,639,226 13% 74,021 3% 1,713,247 13%
2014 1,445,872 15% 76,186 4% 1,522,058 14%
2013 1,258,740 9% 73,408 15% 1,332,148 8%
2012 1,151,368 8% 86,323 5% 1,237,691 7%
2011 1,064,301 19% 90,857 38% 1,155,158 21%
2010 891,492 14% 65,899 24% 957,391 10%
2009 779,794 48% 87,068 14% 866,862 43%
2008 527,886 9% 76,501 9% 604,387 9%
2007 485,772 70,024 555,796

Air traffic control

Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.

Public Transportation

The airport is serviced by taxis, dolmus, charter bus and the H2 bus line run by the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. Interest has been announced regarding extending the Samsun Tram to the airport or developing a bus line to connect the tram to the airport.

Future expansion

Construction of a taxiway would remove landing delays due to previously landed aircraft taxiing back down the runway. However to do this land adjacent to the airport would need to be purchased.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics". dhmi.gov.tr. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "AJet NS24 Germany Network Expansion".
  4. ^ "Corendon announces Düsseldorf + Basel bases; 15 routes added at DUS". anna.aero. 2020-09-07.
  5. ^ Liu, Jim (29 December 2022). "Corendon Airlines NS23 Germany Network Additions – 28DEC22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Eurowings fliegt ab Deutschland, Österreich und Tschechien neue Ziele an". 22 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Direct flights from Samsun to Baghdad". flightconnections.com. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  8. ^ Liu, Jim (3 December 2024). "flynas Expands Pegasus Codeshare Partnership From mid-Nov 2024". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ^ https://centreforaviation.com/news/pegasus-airlines-to-launch-new-europe-services-1315509
  10. ^ Pegasus adds Samsun – Dusseldorf service from June 2018 Routesonline. 2 April 2018.
  11. ^ Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
  12. ^ https://www.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/sunexpressten-kis-sezonunda-ic-hatlarda-11-yeni-rota.html
  13. ^ "Antalya". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 45–47. November 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  14. ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
  15. ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
  16. ^ Casey, David. "SunExpress Schedules New Summer Routes". Routes. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  17. ^ Liu, Jim (13 July 2022). "Turkish Airlines / AnadoluJet Aug 2022 Domestic Network Update - 10JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  18. ^ Liu, Jim. "UR Airlines files S20 network". Routesonline. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Statistics".
  • Accident history for SZF at Aviation Safety Network
  • Airport information for LTFH at Great Circle Mapper.
  • "Current weather for LTFH". NOAA/NWS.
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