Iğdır Airport
Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Airport Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Location | Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 13 July 2012 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,100 ft / 945 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′36″N 43°52′36″E / 39.97667°N 43.87667°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Iğdır Airport | ||||||||||
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IGD Location of airport in Turkey IGD IGD (Caucasus Mountains) IGD IGD (Europe) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2025[1]) | |||||||||||
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Iğdır Airport (IATA: IGD, ICAO: LTCT) (Turkish: Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı) is a public airport in Iğdır, located in Iğdır Province, Turkey. Opened to civil air traffic in July 2012, the airport is 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Iğdır city centre.[2] The airport is a member of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) and also participates in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme.[3][4] As of 7 August 2025, the airport’s status was confirmed as an international airport permanently.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Iğdır Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet | Ankara,[7] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[7] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[8] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[9][10] |
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2025 | 385,438 | 1% | - | 100% | 385,438 | 1% |
| 2024 | 382,541 | 9% | 633 | 73% | 383,174 | 8% |
| 2023 | 352,121 | 69% | 2,385 | 45% | 354,506 | 66% |
| 2022 | 208,827 | 9% | 4,309 | - | 213,136 | 11% |
| 2021 | 191,870 | 43% | - | 100% | 191,870 | 43% |
| 2020 | 134,176 | 48% | 296 | 73% | 134,472 | 49% |
| 2019 | 260,174 | 10% | 1,081 | - | 261,255 | 10% |
| 2018 | 289,251 | 17% | - | - | 289,251 | 17% |
| 2017 | 248,005 | 15% | - | - | 248,005 | 15% |
| 2016 | 216,252 | 2% | - | - | 216,252 | 2% |
| 2015 | 212,104 | 7% | - | - | 212,104 | 7% |
| 2014 | 198,270 | 9% | - | - | 198,270 | 9% |
| 2013 | 216,715 | 292% | - | - | 216,715 | 292% |
| 2012 | 55,225 | - | 55,225 |
^1 : 2012 statistics correspond to the last 6 months of 2012 since the opening of the airport.
Trivia
The airport was depicted in a Turkish Airlines advertisement in 2014, where a group of kids trying to ask the Turkish Airlines aircraft to land at their town (and their own made airport), and little to their knowledge that a real airport was constructed.[12]
The airport was depicted also in Turkish Airlines commercial series of "Delightful Stories" (2014), where András Földvári, then head of marketing in Turkish Airlines' Hungary Office, flew from Budapest to Iğdır to explore Noah's Ark.[13][14]
External links
- "News | Routes". airlineroute.net. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- "IĞDIR HAVALİMANI CUMA GÜNÜ AÇILIYOR". www.airporthaber.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- "BAŞBAKAN'DAN KULEDEN UÇAĞA ANONS". www.airporthaber.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- "Eastern province of Iğdır welcomes airport - Latest News". www.hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
References
- ^ "Statistics". dhmi.gov.tr. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ [1] (in Turkish)
- ^ "ACI Europe members list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-05-02.
- ^ "Accredited Airports".
- ^ "Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı, uluslararası giriş-çıkışlara açık hudut kapısı oldu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ Polat, Recep. "Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı Artık Uluslararası Giriş-Çıkışlara Açık!". Yeşil Iğdır Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Pegasus Hava Yolları 7 Mayıs'ta İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen-Iğdır seferlerine başlayacak". 2 March 2021.
- ^ Liu, Jim (13 July 2022). "Turkish Airlines / AnadoluJet Aug 2022 Domestic Network Update - 10JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistics".
- ^ Turkish Airlines Ad on Igdir Airport
- ^ "Andras Foldvari - A Wanderer Devoted to Exploring New Worlds | #DelightfulStories - Turkish Airlines", YouTube
- ^ "Iğdır: The 500th Airport"