Kars Harakani Airport

{{Infobox airport

| name = Kars Harakani Airport

| nativename = Kars Harakani Havalimanı

| image = Kars Airport.JPG

| image-width = 250

| IATA = KSY

| ICAO = LTCF

| pushpin_map = Turkey#Europe

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Turkey

| pushpin_label = KSY

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = General Directorate of State Airports Authority

| city-served = Kars, Turkey

| opened = 1988

| location =

| elevation-f = 5,889

| elevation-m = 1,795

| coordinates = {{coord|40|33|44.00|N|43|6|54.01|E|region:TR_scale:1000}}

| website = [https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Kars/AnaSayfa.aspx www.dhmi.gov.tr]

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 06/24

| r1-length-m = 3,500

| r1-length-f = 11,483

| r1-surface = Concrete

| footnotes = Source: DAFIF{{cite web|url-status=usurped|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LTCF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LTCF|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for LTCF|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.{{cite web |url=http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/aerodromes.aspx?hv=26 |title=Kars Airport General Information |access-date=2010-05-16 }}

}}

Kars Harakani Airport is a public airport in Kars, Turkey {{airport codes|KSY|LTCF}}. The airport, opened in 1988, is located {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Kars. It has importance for serving also other cities like Ağrı, Ardahan, Artvin and Iğdır in north-eastern Turkey.

History

In 2006, Kars Airport served 2,352 aircraft and 270,052 passengers. The passenger terminal open to the public covers an area of {{convert|1695|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and has a parking lot for 100 cars. The airport was closed in the spring and summer months of 2007 for renovation works. The re-opening took place on 22 October 2007.{{cite news |url=http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=2314854 |publisher=Tüm Gazeteler |newspaper=Yeni Şafak |title=Kars'ta havaalanı sevinci |language=tr |date=2007-10-23 |access-date=2009-09-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717113815/http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=2314854 |archive-date=2011-07-17 }}i The new terminal was designed by architect Yakup Hazan.

Airlines and destinations

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

{{airport-dest-list

| AJet | Ankara,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240313-vfns24|title=AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen

| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=463-470}}{{cite news|last1=L|first1=J|title=Pegasus Airlines Adds New Istanbul Domestic Routes from Nov 2015|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/11/16/pc-saw-nov15/|access-date=16 November 2015|publisher=Airline Route|date=16 November 2015}}

| SunExpress | Izmir

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=463-470}}

}}

Traffic Statistics

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|+ Kars–Harakani Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics{{cite web |title=Statistics |url=https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/EN/Statistics.aspx}}

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! Year (months)

! Domestic

! % change

! International

! % change

! Total

! % change

2024

| 579,919

|{{increase}} 7%

| -

| 579,919

|{{increase}} 7%

2023

| 544,082

|{{increase}} 17%

| -

| 544,082

|{{increase}} 17%

2022

| 465,121

|{{increase}} 3%

| -

| 465,121

|{{increase}} 3%

2021

| 453,366

|{{increase}} 19%

| -

|{{decrease}} 100%

| 453,366

|{{increase}} 19%

2020

| 380,904

|{{decrease}} 27%

| 219

|{{increase}} 13%

| 381,123

|{{decrease}} 27%

2019

| 524,462

|{{decrease}} 9%

| 194

| -

| 524,656

|{{decrease}} 9%

2018

| 577,562

|{{increase}} 0%

| -

| 577,562

|{{increase}} 0%

2017

| 577,051

|{{increase}} 9%

| -

| 577,051

|{{increase}} 9%

2016

| 528,637

|{{increase}} 23%

| -

| 528,637

|{{increase}} 23%

2015

| 428,061

|{{increase}} 10%

| -

|{{decrease}} 100%

| 428,061

|{{increase}} 10%

2014

| 388,431

|{{decrease}} 10%

| 482

| -

| 388,913

|{{decrease}} 10%

2013

| 430,175

|{{increase}} 14%

| -

| 430,175

|{{increase}} 14%

2012

| 376,147

|{{decrease}} 0%

| -

| 376,147

|{{decrease}} 0%

2011

| 377,584

|{{increase}} 14%

| -

|{{decrease}} 100%

| 377,584

|{{increase}} 14%

2010

| 329,811

|{{increase}} 15%

| 2,475

|{{increase}} 16%

| 332,286

|{{increase}} 15%

2009

| 285,880

|{{increase}} 7%

| 2,128

|{{increase}} 4%

| 288,008

|{{increase}} 7%

2008

| 267,038

|{{increase}} 180%

| 2,057

| -

| 269,095

|{{increase}} 182%

2007

| 95,421

| -

| 95,421

| -

References

External links

{{ASN|KSY}}
{{GCM|LTCF}}
{{NWS-current|LTCF}}

Category:Airports in Turkey

Category:Buildings and structures in Kars Province

Category:1988 establishments in Turkey

Category:Transport in Kars Province

Category:Airports established in 1988