Trabzon Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Trabzon, Turkey}}
{{redir|TZX|the file format|TZX (file format)}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Trabzon Airport
| nativename = {{lang|tr|Trabzon Havalimanı}}
| image = TRABZON IC HATLAR TERMINALI - panoramio.jpg
| image-width = 250
| IATA = TZX
| ICAO = LTCG
| pushpin_map = Turkey
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Turkey
| pushpin_label = TZX/LTCG
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = General Directorate of State Airports Authority
| city-served = Trabzon, Turkey
| location =
| opened = {{start date and age|1957|||df=yes}}
| operating_base = Pegasus Airlines
| elevation-f = 104
| elevation-m = 32
| coordinates = {{coord|40|59|42|N|39|47|23|E|display=inline,title|region:TR-61_type:airport}}
| website = {{URL|www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Trabzon/AnaSayfa.aspx}}
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-f = 8661
| r1-length-m = 2640
| r1-surface = Paved
| footnotes = Source: DAFIF{{cite web|url-status=dead|url=http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LTCG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LTCG|archive-date=2019-03-05|title=Airport information for LTCG|website=World Aero Data}} Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.{{GCM|TZX|source=DAFIF}}
}}
Trabzon Airport {{airport codes|TZX|LTCG}} is an airport near the city of Trabzon in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The airport opened in 1957.{{Cite web |url=http://www.trabzon.dhmi.gov.tr/havaalanlari/page.aspx?hv=8&mnu=1383#.U_uGnPldWSo |title=Trabzon Airport |access-date=2014-08-25 |archive-date=2018-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151902/http://www.trabzon.dhmi.gov.tr/havaalanlari/page.aspx?hv=8&mnu=1383#.U_uGnPldWSo |url-status=dead }} In 2009, it served 1,596,905 passengers, of which most (95%) were on domestic routes. In 2009, Trabzon Airport ranked 9th for total passenger traffic, and 7th for domestic traffic among airports in Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx |title=Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi Genel Müdürlüğü |website=www.dhmi.gov.tr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126161712/http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/istatistik.aspx |archive-date=2010-01-26}}
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Trabzon Airport:
{{Airport-dest-list
| Air Arabia | Sharjah{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/aviation/air-arabia-adds-trabzon-to-turkey-flight-network|title=Air Arabia adds Trabzon to Turkey flight network|author=Staff Report|website=Khaleej Times}}
Seasonal: Abu Dhabi
| 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}} Bursa, Diyarbakır,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220615-tk1ns227m8|title=AnadoluJet 737 MAX 8 June - Oct 2022 Network - 12JUN22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=en-ca}} Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Munich{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240402-vfns24de|title=AJet NS24 Germany Network Expansion|website=AeroRoutes}}
| {{nowrap|Azerbaijan Airlines}} | Baku{{cite web |title=AZAL to Launch Flights from Baku to Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast |url=https://www.azal.az/en/article/1375 |website=Azerbaijan Airlines |access-date=7 June 2023 |date=7 March 2023}}{{cite news |title=Buta Airways August – October 2023 Network – 30JUL23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230801-j2aug23e90 |access-date=29 October 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |date=1 August 2023 |language=en-CA}}
| Flyadeal | Seasonal: Jeddah, Riyadh{{cite web|title=FLYADEAL NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 15MAY23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-f3ns23|date=16 May 2023|website=aeroroutes.com}}
| Flydubai | Seasonal: Dubai–International{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/flydubai-to-start-flights-to-two-more-destinations-in-turkey-1.78585412|title = Flydubai to start flights to two more destinations in Turkey| date=18 April 2021 }}
| Flynas | Seasonal: Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadhhttps://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275993/flynas-adds-trabzon-service-from-june-2018/ Flynas begin service to Trabzon in 2018
| Jazeera Airways | Seasonal: Kuwait City{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=Jazeera Airways adds Trabzon service from August 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/292840/jazeera-airways-adds-trabzon-service-from-august-2020/ |website=Routesonline |access-date=3 August 2020}}
| Kuwait Airways | Seasonal: Kuwait City{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277006/kuwait-airways-adds-new-destinations-in-s18/|title=Kuwait Airways adds new destinations in S18|website=Routesonline}}
| Pegasus Airlines | Adana/Mersin,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tgrthaber.com/aktuel/10-agustosta-adana-sakirpasa-havalimani-kapatiliyor-ucuslar-yeni-havalimanina-aktarilacak-2964974|title=10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak|date=August 3, 2024|website=TGRT Haber}} Antalya,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Trabzon|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1063}} Ercan (Begins 11 May 2025),{{Cite web |url=https://mediap.flypgs.com/1920/files/ana_sayfa_hero_banner/TR/2025/brand/trabzon_kibris/guncel/desktop_web_slider.jpg|date=31 March 2025}} Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir
Seasonal: Amman–Queen Alia, Bahrain, Dammam,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230418-pcns23|title=Pegasus NS23 Network Additions – 16APR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 April 2023|accessdate=25 March 2025|language=en}} Doha, Düsseldorf, Gaziantep, Jeddah, Kocaeli,{{Cite web|url=https://www.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/cengiz-topele-3-yil-sonra-ilk-tarifeli-sefer-yapildi.html|title=Cengiz Topel'e 3 yıl sonra ilk tarifeli sefer yapıldı|date=August 9, 2024|website=www.airporthaber2.com}} Kuwait City, Riyadh
| Qatar Airways | Seasonal: Doha{{Cite web |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/03/qatar-airways-expansion/|title=Qatar Airways confirms major network expansion and resumption of flights to 11 cities|date=7 March 2023}}
| SalamAir | Seasonal: Muscat{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283696/salam-air-outlines-further-network-expansion-in-s19/|title=Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19|website=Routesonline}}
| Southwind Airlines | Seasonal charter: Bahrain{{cite news |title=Southwind Airlines Adds Bahrain Service From late-June 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230619-2sjun23bah |access-date=19 June 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |issue=19 June 2023 |language=en-CA}}
| SunExpress{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/293505/sunexpress-01-19sep20-international-operations-as-of-30aug20/|website=routesonline.com|date=3 September 2020}} | Antalya,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Antalya|date=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=45–47}} Düsseldorf, Izmir, Muscat{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240626-xqnw24mct |title=SUNEXPRESS ADDS TRABZON – MUSCAT IN NW24 |publisher=2024-06-26}}
Seasonal: Adana/Mersin,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-xqnw24tr|title=SunExpress NW24 Domestic Network Additions – 21APR24|website=AeroRoutes}} Bahrain, Dubai–International, Frankfurt, Kuwait City, Stuttgart
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220713-tkaug22tr|title=Turkish Airlines / AnadoluJet Aug 2022 Domestic Network Update - 10JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 July 2022|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}
Seasonal: Munich,{{cite web | url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220411-tkns22eu | title=Turkish Airlines NS22 European Network Expansion Update - 08APR22 }} Stuttgart
}}
Traffic statistics
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=TZX}}
| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ Trabzon 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
| 2,825,092 |{{increase}} 5% | 759,012 |{{decrease}} 10% | 3,584,104 |{{increase}} 1% |
| 2023
| 2,696,068 |{{increase}} 8% | 839,834 |{{increase}} 20% | 3,535,902 |{{increase}} 11% |
| 2022
| 2,485,126 |{{increase}} 4% | 700,103 |{{increase}} 185% | 3,185,229 |{{increase}} 21% |
| 2021
| 2,396,829 |{{increase}} 38% | 245,498 |{{increase}} 303% | 2,642,327 |{{increase}} 47% |
| 2020
| 1,740,729 |{{decrease}} 48% | 60,871 |{{decrease}} 85% | 1,801,600 |{{decrease}} 52% |
| 2019
| 3,373,461 |{{decrease}} 10% | 397,417 |{{increase}} 45% | 3,770,818 |{{decrease}} 6% |
| 2018
| 3,754,162 |{{decrease}} 5% | 274,401 |{{increase}} 34% | 4,028,563 |{{decrease}} 3% |
| 2017
| 3,944,881 |{{increase}} 10% | 204,048 |{{increase}} 62% | 4,148,929 |{{increase}} 12% |
| 2016
| 3,588,177 |{{increase}} 10% | 125,817 |{{increase}} 11% | 3,713,994 |{{increase}} 10% |
| 2015
| 3,249,120 |{{increase}} 22% | 113,679 |{{increase}} 4% | 3,362,799 |{{increase}} 21% |
| 2014
| 2,668,349 |{{increase}} 6% | 109,187 |{{increase}} 19% | 2,777,536 |{{increase}} 6% |
| 2013
| 2,528,990 |{{increase}} 9% | 91,897 |{{increase}} 25% | 2,620,887 |{{increase}} 9% |
| 2012
| 2,320,510 |{{increase}} 6% | 73,640 |{{decrease}} 18% | 2,404,150 |{{increase}} 5% |
| 2011
| 2,190,503 |{{increase}} 16% | 89,514 |{{increase}} 32% | 2,280,017 |{{increase}} 16% |
| 2010
| 1,895,601 |{{increase}} 24% | 67,568 |{{increase}} 4% | 1,963,169 |{{increase}} 23% |
| 2009
| 1,531,780 |{{increase}} 11% | 65,125 |{{decrease}} 27% | 1,596,905 |{{increase}} 9% |
| 2008
| 1,380,926 |{{decrease}} 1% | 88,787 |{{increase}} 4% | 1,469,713 |{{decrease}} 1% |
| 2007
| 1,397,175 | - | 85,585 | - | 1,482,760 | - |
Accidents and incidents
On 13 January 2018, a Boeing 737-800 (TC-CPF) on Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622 veered off the left-hand side of the far end of runway 11 whilst landing. None of the 168 persons on board (162 passengers and 6 crew) were reported to have serious injuries.
The cause of the incident has not yet been determined.{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/turkish-passenger-plane-skidded-off-runway-after-sudden-engine-surge-11209136|title = Turkish passenger plane skidded off runway after 'sudden engine surge'}}
On May 26, 2003 a Yakovlev
Yak-42 operated as Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230
Chartered by the Spanish Government, the aircraft was completing a charter flight from Bishkek to Zaragoza with an intermediate stop in Trabzon, carrying 62 Spanish peacekeepers and 13 crew members. The 62 passengers were respectively 41 members of the Land Forces and 21 members of the Air Force who were returning to Spain following a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. While descending to Trabzon Airport by night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Unable to establish a visual contact with the approach lights and the runway 29, the crew initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while completing a second approach, the crew failed to realize he was not following the correct pattern for an approach to runway 29 when the aircraft impacted a mountain at an altitude of 4,600 feet. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 75 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found 3,5 km east of the village of Maçka, about 23 km southwest of the airport.
On 20 May 1989, Alexander Zuyev, a Soviet pilot of the VVS Frontal Aviation Regiment based at Mikha Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR (present day Senaki, Georgia), defected from the Soviet Union by flying his Mig 29 plane to Trabzon. Turkey returned the plane to the Soviet Union, citing its desire to maintain a good relationship with the Soviet Union. However, the pilot was not extradited and was eventually provided asylum by the United States of America.{{Cite book|title=Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire|last=Zuyev|first=Alexander|publisher=Time Warner Publishing|year=1992|isbn=978-0446516488|pages=348–350}}
In popular culture
A fictionalized version of the airfield is featured in the campaign of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
References
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External links
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- {{ASN|TZX}}
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