Iğdır Airport (IATA: IGD, ICAO: LTCT) (Turkish: Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı) is a public airport in Iğdır, located in Iğdır Province, Turkey. Opened to civil air traffic in July 2012, the airport is 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Iğdır city centre.[5]
Iğdır Airport Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iğdır | ||||||||||
| Location |  Iğdır, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 13 July 2012[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,100 ft / 945 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′36″N 43°52′36″E / 39.97667°N 43.87667°E[3] | ||||||||||
| Website | Iğdır Airport | ||||||||||
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  IGD Location of airport in Turkey  IGD IGD (Europe) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2023) | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Iğdır Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[6] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[7] |
Traffic Statistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Passenger numbers
edit| Year | Passengers |
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| 2012 | 55,225
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| 2013 | 216,715
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| 2014 | 198,270
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| 2015 | 212,104
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| 2016 | 216,252
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| 2017 | 248,005
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| 2018 | 289,251
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| 2019 | 261,255
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| 2020 | 134,472
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| 2021 | 191,870
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| 2022 | 213,136
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| 2023 | 354,506
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Trivia
editThe airport was depicted in a Turkish Airlines advertisement, where a group of kids trying to ask the Turkish Airlines aircraft to land at their town (and their own made airport), and little to their knowledge that a real airport was constructed.[9]
The airport was depicted also in Turkish Airlines commercial series of "Delightful Stories", where András Földvári, then head of marketing in Turkish Airlines' Hungary Office, flew from Budapest to Iğdır to explore Noah's Ark.[10][11]
External links
edit- http://airlineroute.net/2012/07/19/tk7-igd-jul12/
- http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/igdir-havalimani-cuma-gunu-aciliyor.html
- http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/basbakandan-kuleden-ucaga-anons.html
- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eastern-province-of-igdir-welcomes-airport.aspx?pageID=238&nID=25463&NewsCatID=345
- http://www.turkishairlines.com/tr-tr/kurumsal/haberler/13092/yeni-ucuslarimiz-igdir
References
edit- ^ https://turkiyeturizmansiklopedisi.com/igdir-havalimani#:~:text=Havaliman%C4%B1n%C4%B1n%2520%C3%A7e%C5%9Fitli%2520alt%2520ve%2520%C3%BCstyap%C4%B1,I%C4%9Fd%C4%B1r%2520Havaalan%C4%B1%2520olarak%2520hizmet%2520verdi.
- ^ https://yesiligdir.com/haberler/igdir-havalimaninin-acilisi-yapildi/6669b4bebae0a3feff547f70
- ^ fallingrain.com
- ^ https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Istatistikler.aspx
- ^ [1] (in Turkish)
- ^ "Pegasus Hava Yolları 7 Mayıs'ta İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen-Iğdır seferlerine başlayacak". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Air Traffic Report". Turkish Airports Authority.
- ^ Turkish Airlines Ad on Igdir Airport
- ^ "Andras Foldvari - A Wanderer Devoted to Exploring New Worlds | #DelightfulStories - Turkish Airlines", YouTube
- ^ "Iğdır: The 500th Airport"
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