Malatya Erhaç Airport Explained

Malatya Airport
Nativename:Malatya Havalimanı
Iata:MLX
Icao:LTAT
Pushpin Map:Turkey#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Turkey
Pushpin Label:MLX
Pushpin Label Position:top
Type:Public /Military
Operator:General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Location:Malatya, Turkey
Opened:1941
Coordinates:38.4353°N 38.0908°W
Elevation-M:862
Website:dhmi.gov.tr
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:03/21
R1-Length-M:3,350
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF[2]

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

History

A new terminal is expected to open in 2023.[3]

During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the ceiling of the airport experienced a partial collapse.[4]

2nd Land Aviation Regiment

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.[5]

Airlines and destinations

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

Traffic Statistics

Malatya Erhaç Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months)Domestic% changeInternational% changeTotal% change
2011 *548,412 9.0%17,075 2.0%565,487 9.0%
2010503,820 15.0%16,683 30.0%520,503 12.0%
2009439,057 0.2%23,827 6.9%462,884 0.2%
2008438,226 8.0%25,591 77.0%463,817 10.0%
2007407,02614,418421,444
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[6]

References

  1. Malatya Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
  2. Web site: usurped. Airport information for LTAT. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LTAT. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. Web site: Malatya Havalimanı yeni terminal binasına kavuşuyor . 13 January 2023 .
  4. News: Barut . D. . 6 February 2023 . Malatya üşüyor: Hava soğuyor, yardım yetersiz . tr . Malatya is getting cold: It's getting cold, help is not enough . Gazete Duvar . 6 February 2023.
  5. Web site: 5 ATAK helikopteri Malatya'da. 2014-11-10. Sabah. Turkish.
  6. Web site: Statistics.

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