Hakkari–Yüksekova Airport

Public airport in Yüksekova, Hakkari Province, Republic of Turkey
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11/29 3,200x45 10,499x148 Concrete

Hakkari–Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (IATA: YKO, ICAO: LTCW) (Turkish: Hakkari Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Havalimanı) is a public airport in Yüksekova, a town in Hakkari Province, Turkey.

History

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.[1] The airport is 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Yüksekova town centre.[2][3]

Technical details

The airport has a 3,200 m × 45 m (10,499 ft × 148 ft) runway, a 228 m × 120 m (748 ft × 394 ft) airport apron, a 265 m × 24 m (869 ft × 79 ft) taxiway and a 6,600 m2 (71,000 sq ft) terminal building. A 9.3 km (5.8 mi)-long road surrounds the facility. The ai[3] The airport was projected with a passenger traffic volume of 1 million annually. The construction cost 120 million.[2][4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Hakkari–Yüksekova Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara[5]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[6]

Traffic Statistics

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Annual passenger traffic at YKO airport. See Wikidata query.

References

  1. ^ "Hakkari Yüksekova Havalimanı'nın adı 'Selahaddin Eyyubi' - Türkiye'de Bugün". BBC (in Turkish). 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  2. ^ a b "Yüksekova'da havaalanı temeli atıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  3. ^ a b "Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri - Hakkari-Yüksekova Havalimanı" (PDF) (in Turkish). Ulaştırma Bakanlığı. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  4. ^ "Devlet geri adım atmadı, millet kazandı". a Haber (in Turkish). 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  5. ^ JL (2015-05-13). "Anadolujet Adds New Domestic Routes from May 2015". Airline Route. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  6. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.

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