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Van Ferit Melen Airport Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı
IATA: VAN ICAO: LTCI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Serves	Van
Location	Van, Turkey
Opened	1943
Elevation AMSL	5,480 ft / 1,670 m
Coordinates	38°28′06″N 43°19′56″E / 38.46833°N 43.33222°E / 38.46833; 43.33222
Website	www.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VANLocation of airport in TurkeyShow map of TurkeyVANVAN (Asia)Show map of Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF

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:

Traffic Statistics

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Van–Ferit Melen Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
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

• On 29 December 1994, Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to the airport, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.

References

1. "Airport information for LTCI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for VAN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
4. "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
5. "AnadoluJet'in Van-Trabzon seferleri başlıyor". 20 November 2021.
6. "10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak". 3 August 2024.
7. "SunExpress'ten kış sezonunda iç hatlarda 11 yeni rota". 29 August 2024.
8. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
9. "Statistics".
10. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

External links

• Current weather for LTCI at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for VAN at Aviation Safety Network

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