Konya Airport (Turkish: Konya Havalimanı) (IATA: KYA, ICAO: LTAN) is a military air base and public airport in Konya, Turkey. The airport is also used by NATO. Opened to the public in 2000, the airport is 18 km from the city. In 2006, Konya Airport served 2,924 aircraft and 262,561 passengers.[1] The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 2,650 m2 and has parking for 278 cars.
Konya Airport Konya Havalimanı | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | DHMİ (State Airports Administration) Turkish Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Konya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,381 ft / 1,031 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′44.40″N 032°33′42.70″E / 37.9790000°N 32.5618611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | konyahavalimani.com | ||||||||||||||
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  KYA Location of airport in Turkey  KYA KYA (Asia) | |||||||||||||||
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Konya Airport is home to the 3rd Air Wing (Ana Jet Üssü or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE), Bandırma (LTBG) and Balıkesir (LTBF).[3]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Konya Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AJet | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Seasonal: Copenhagen |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Seasonal: Amsterdam, Copenhagen |
| SunExpress[4] | Amsterdam, Izmir Seasonal: Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Stockholm–Arlanda,[5] Stuttgart |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Traffic statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2015 | 976,297 |  8% | 91,456 | 10% | 1.067,753 | 8% |
| 2014 | 906,530 | 18% | 82,868 | 20% | 989,398 | 18% |
| 2013 | 767,123 | 30% | 68,828 | 1% | 835,951 | 27% |
| 2012 | 590,615 | 11% | 68,594 |  3% | 659,209 | 10% |
| 2011 | 538,377 | 8% | 70,070 | 51% | 608,447 | 12% |
| 2010 | 499,040 | 87% | 46,521 | 36% | 545,561 | 81% |
| 2009 | 267,518 | 16% | 34,206 | 4% | 301,724 | 13% |
| 2008 | 230,442 | 7% | 35,701 | 7% | 266,143 | 7% |
| 2007 | 214,857 | 33,213 | 248,070 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[6]
References
External links
- Current weather for LTAN at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KYA at Aviation Safety Network
- konyahavalimani.com The official Website
