Zafer Airport should not be confused with Kütahya Air Base.
| Zafer Airport | |
| Nativename: | Zafer Havalimanı |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | KZR |
| Icao: | LTBZ |
| Pushpin Map: | Turkey#Europe |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Turkey |
| Pushpin Label: | KZR |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Type: | International |
| Owner: | DHMI |
| Operator: | IC İçtaş İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. |
| City-Served: | Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak |
| Location: | Altıntaş, Kütahya, Turkey |
| Opened: | 2012 |
| Elevation-F: | 3322 |
| Elevation-M: | 1013 |
| Website: | zafer.aero |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9842 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3000 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Zafer Airport (Turkish: Zafer Havalimanı) is an international regional airport that serves the cities of Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar and Uşak. The airport opened on 25 November 2012.[1] [2]
Zafer Airport is located in the Kuyucak village of Altıntaş district 41km (25miles) south-southeast of Kütahya. It is 59km (37miles) away from Afyonkarahisar, 103km (64miles) to Uşak and 113km (70miles) to Eskişehir.[3] [4] Despite serving multiple districts, some have criticized the airport's location.[5]
The airport's groundbreaking took place on 22 April 2011. As Turkey's first regional airport, it was constructed by IC İçtaş Construction Company in 18 months and financed in the build–operate–transfer form.[6] [7] It cost 155 million (approx. US$91 million) and will be operated until 2044 by the IC Holding.[3] The facility with a total covered area of 27000m2 is built on 370ha land.
The only one terminal building of 17600m2 covered area is designed for domestic as well as for international passenger service. The building has 19 check-in counters and four gates. International passengers are handled at eight border checkpoints. There are four baggage carousels at the arrival hall. Zafer airport's annual capacity is planned to be two million passengers.[3] The parking lot is capable of holding 87 cars and eight busses.[4]
The airport's runway is 3000m (10,000feet) long and 45m (148feet) wide. The airport ramp allows parking of five aircraft at the same time.[3]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Zafer Airport:
There is an ad-hoc minibus service between central Kütahya and Zafer airport timed for commercial passenger flights. Taxis are also available at the airport.