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Malatya Erhaç Airport

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

Malatya Airport

Malatya Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic /Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
LocationMalatya, Turkey
Opened1941
Elevation AMSL862 m / 2,828 ft
Coordinates38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E / 38.43528°N 38.09083°E / 38.43528; 38.09083
Websitedhmi.gov.tr
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MLX is located in Turkey
MLX
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Location of airport in Turkey
MLX is located in Europe
MLX
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MLX (Europe)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,350 10,991 Asphalt
Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF[2][3]

History

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A new terminal is expected to open in 2023.[4]

During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the ceiling of the airport experienced a partial collapse.[5]

2nd Land Aviation Regiment

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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.[6]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
AJet Ankara,[7] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[8]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress Izmir
Seasonal: Antalya,[9] Düsseldorf,[10][11] Frankfurt[9]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at MLX airport. See Wikidata query.
Malatya Erhaç Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics[12]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 727,624   12% 2,771   83% 730,395   10%
2022 649,764   2% 16,143   14% 665,907   2%
2021 636,637   34% 14,106   219% 650,743   36%
2020 473,665   35% 4,417   56% 478,082   36%
2019 733,026   15% 10,144   12% 743,170   15%
2018 860,036   2% 11,479   55% 871,515   2%
2017 878,991   12% 7,421   26% 886,412   12%
2016 783,181   3% 5,898   45% 789,079   3%
2015 756,728   19% 10,725   3% 767,453   18%
2014 637,590   1% 10,363   5% 647,953   1%
2013 628,892   10% 10,915   35% 639,807   9%
2012 572,599   4% 16,864   3% 589,463   4%
2011 553,142   10% 17,463   5% 570,605   10%
2010 503,774   15% 16,683   30% 520,457   12%
2009 439,057   0% 23,827   7% 462,884   0%
2008 438,226   8% 25,591   77% 463,817   10%
2007 407,026 - 14,418 - 421,444 -

References

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  1. ^ (in Turkish) Malatya Hava Meydanı Archived 1 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
  2. ^ "Airport information for LTAT". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for LTAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "Malatya Havalimanı yeni terminal binasına kavuşuyor". 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ Barut, D. (6 February 2023). "Malatya üşüyor: Hava soğuyor, yardım yetersiz" [Malatya is getting cold: It's getting cold, help is not enough] (in Turkish). Gazete Duvar. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ "5 ATAK helikopteri Malatya'da" (in Turkish). Sabah. 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  8. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  9. ^ a b "SunExpress Announces 2021 Summer Program". ftnnews.com. 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
  11. ^ "SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23".
  12. ^ "Statistics".
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