Erkilet International Airport
Kayseri Erkilet Airport Kayseri Erkilet Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | DHMİ (State Airports Administration) Turkish Air Force | ||||||||||
Location | Kayseri, Turkey | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,506 ft / 1,069 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°46′13″N 035°29′43″E / 38.77028°N 35.49528°ECoordinates: 38°46′13″N 035°29′43″E / 38.77028°N 35.49528°E | ||||||||||
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Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport (Turkish: Kayseri Erkilet Havalimanı, IATA: ASR, ICAO: LTAU) is a military airbase and public airport located 5 km (3.1 mi) north[2] of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province of Turkey. The airport is a major hub for travel to Cappadocia.
Facilities[]
The prior capacity of the airport was 600,000 passengers per year. With the opening of the new international terminal in March 2007, its total capacity increased up to one million passengers per year. The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the Boeing 747. However, smaller jets like the Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 are more commonly seen there.
Airlines and destinations[]
Statistics[]
Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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2012 * | 968,942 | 5,9% | 254,818 | 1,8% | 1,223,760 | 5.0% |
2011 * | 914,537 | 27.0% | 250,129 | 14.0% | 1,164,666 | 24.0% |
2010 | 720,229 | 27.0% | 219,955 | 4.0% | 940,184 | 21.0% |
2009 | 568,106 | 18.4% | 210,533 | 8.0% | 778,639 | 15.4% |
2008 | 479,857 | 17.0% | 194,976 | 3.0% | 674,833 | 12.0% |
2007 | 575,473 | 189,833 | 765,306 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[15]
Access[]
Public buses run from the airport (just outside the gates) to the city center and vice versa.[16] Travelers can also hire a taxi or rent a car. A less expensive option is to pre-arrange your airport pick up either through a travel agency or your hotel.
References[]
- ^ (in Turkish) Kayseri Hava Meydanı Archived 2007-12-27 at the Wayback Machine at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
- ^ a b EAD Basic
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- ^ "Flight plan". tuifly.be.
- ^ a b c d "Charter flights timetable". flyuia.com.
- ^ "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "KAYSERİ ULAŞIM BİLGİ SİSTEMİ (KUBİS)", Havaalanına giden hatlar, 2010 ©. Retrieved on 03 December 2013.
External links[]
- Airports in Turkey
- Turkish Air Force bases
- Buildings and structures in Kayseri Province
- Transport in Kayseri Province