Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport
Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesVan, Turkey
Location Edremit, Van, Turkey
Opened1943 (1943)
Elevation AMSL5,480 ft / 1,670 m
Coordinates38°28′06″N 43°19′56″E / 38.46833°N 43.33222°E / 38.46833; 43.33222
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VAN
Location of airport in Turkey
VAN
VAN (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Statistics (2025[1])
Annual passenger capacity2,500,000
Passengers1,164,400
Passenger change 2024–2529%
Aircraft movements12,643
Movements change 2024–2536%

Van Ferit Melen Airport (IATA: VAN, ICAO: LTCI) is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen (1906–1988).

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara,[2] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[2] Trabzon[3]
Pegasus Airlines Adana/Mersin,[4] Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5]
SunExpress Adana/Mersin,[6] Antalya,[7] Izmir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[8]

Traffic Statistics

PassengersYear400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,000200720102013201620192022PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Van–Ferit Melen Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics[9]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2025 1,157,856 29% 6,544 21% 1,164,400 29%
2024 1,623,142 5% 5,428 77% 1,628,570 5%
2023 1,546,609 18% 3,062 65% 1,549,671 18%
2022 1,309,157 3% 1,857 - 1,311,014 4%
2021 1,265,467 30% - 100% 1,265,467 30%
2020 974,550 31% 1,761 76% 976,311 31%
2019 1,406,099 9% 7,268 93% 1,413,367 9%
2018 1,544,074 7% 3,764 3% 1,547,838 7%
2017 1,657,864 12% 3,671 16% 1,661,535 12%
2016 1,477,518 7% 4,355 13% 1,481,873 7%
2015 1,382,455 15% 3,866 28% 1,386,321 15%
2014 1,204,114 7% 3,031 28% 1,207,145 7%
2013 1,120,522 12% 4,218 99% 1,124,740 12%
2012 999,223 5% 2,121 20% 1,001,344 5%
2011 1,055,358 19% 1,774 6% 1,057,132 19%
2010 890,376 20% 1,674 60% 892,050 20%
2009 744,447 28% 1,046 75% 745,493 27%
2008 581,142 6% 4,177 34% 585,319 7%
2007 546,413 3,108 549,521

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ^ "Statistics". dhmi.gov.tr. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ "AnadoluJet'in Van-Trabzon seferleri başlıyor". 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak". 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  6. ^ "SunExpress'ten kış sezonunda iç hatlarda 11 yeni rota". 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Antalya". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 45–47. November 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  8. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  9. ^ "Statistics".
  10. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  • "Current weather for LTCI". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for VAN at Aviation Safety Network


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