Hakkari–Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport | |
Nativename: | Hakkari Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Havalimanı |
Iata: | YKO |
Icao: | LTCW |
Pushpin Map: | Turkey#Europe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Turkey |
Pushpin Label: | YKO |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | General Directorate of State Airports Authority |
Opened: | 2015 |
Elevation-F: | 6400 |
Elevation-M: | 1950 |
Website: | www.dhmi.gov.tr |
Metric-Elev: | 1950 |
Metric-Rwy: | 2040 |
R1-Number: | 11/29 |
R1-Length-F: | 10,499x148 |
R1-Length-M: | 3200x45 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Hakkari–Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (Turkish: Hakkari Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Havalimanı) is a public airport in Yüksekova, a town in Hakkari Province, Turkey.
The construction of the airport has started on 18 July 2010. It was opened to public/civil air traffic at 26 May 2015. During the inauguration ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, it was announced that the airport is renamed Hakkari–Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport after Saladin (1137/1138–1193), a Muslim leader of Kurdish origin, who fought against Crusaders and captured Jerusalem. The airport is 5km (03miles) away from Yüksekova town centre.
The airport has a 3200x runway, a 228x airport apron, a 265x taxiway and a 6600m2 terminal building. A 9.3km (05.8miles)-long road surrounds the facility. The ai The airport was projected with a passenger traffic volume of 1 million annually. The construction cost 120 million.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Hakkari–Yüksekova Airport: