Malatya Erhaç Airport

Coordinates: 38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E / 38.43528°N 38.09083°E / 38.43528; 38.09083
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Malatya Airport

Malatya Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic /Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
LocationMalatya, Turkey
Opened1941
Elevation AMSL862 m / 2,828 ft
Coordinates38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E / 38.43528°N 38.09083°E / 38.43528; 38.09083
Websitedhmi.gov.tr
Map
MLX is located in Turkey
MLX
MLX
Location of airport in Turkey
MLX is located in Europe
MLX
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MLX (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,350 10,991 Asphalt
Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Malatya Airport (Turkish: Malatya Havalimanı) (IATA: MLX, ICAO: LTAT) is a military and public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941, is located 34 km (21 mi) from Malatya.

History[edit]

A new terminal is expected to open in 2023.[4]

During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the ceiling of the airport experienced a partial collapse.[5]

2nd Land Aviation Regiment[edit]

Next to Erhaç Airport is the 2nd Land Aviation Regiment Command, headed by a Colonel. Turkish-made TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK combat helicopters joined the Command in 2014.[6]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Malatya Erhaç Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AnadoluJet Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress Izmir
Seasonal: Antalya,[7] Düsseldorf,[8][9] Frankfurt[7]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic Statistics[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at MLX airport. See Wikidata query.
Malatya Erhaç Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2011 * 548,412 Increase 9.0% 17,075 Increase 2.0% 565,487 Increase 9.0%
2010 503,820 Increase 15.0% 16,683 Decrease 30.0% 520,503 Increase 12.0%
2009 439,057 Increase 0.2% 23,827 Decrease 6.9% 462,884 Decrease 0.2%
2008 438,226 Increase 8.0% 25,591 Increase 77.0% 463,817 Increase 10.0%
2007 407,026 14,418 421,444

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Turkish) Malatya Hava Meydanı Archived 1 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
  2. ^ "Airport information for LTAT". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for LTAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "Malatya Havalimanı yeni terminal binasına kavuşuyor". 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ Barut, D. (6 February 2023). "Malatya üşüyor: Hava soğuyor, yardım yetersiz" [Malatya is getting cold: It's getting cold, help is not enough] (in Turkish). Gazete Duvar. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ "5 ATAK helikopteri Malatya'da" (in Turkish). Sabah. 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b "SunExpress Announces 2021 Summer Program". ftnnews.com. 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
  9. ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
  10. ^ "Statistics".

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