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Zafer Airport

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Not to be confused with Kütahya Air Base.

Zafer Airport (IATA: KZR, ICAO: LTBZ) (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

Zafer Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typeInternational
OwnerDHMI
OperatorIC İçtaş İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
ServesKütahya, Afyonkarahisar, Uşak
LocationAltıntaş, Kütahya, Turkey
Opened2012
Elevation AMSL3,322 ft / 1,013 m
Coordinates39°06′41″N 30°07′48″E / 39.11139°N 30.13000°E / 39.11139; 30.13000
Websitezafer.aero
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KZR is located in Turkey
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Location of airport in Turkey
KZR is located in Europe
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 9,842 3,000 Concrete

Location

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Zafer Airport is located in the Kuyucak village of Altıntaş district 41 km (25 mi) south-southeast of Kütahya. It is 59 km (37 mi) away from Afyonkarahisar, 103 km (64 mi) to Uşak and 113 km (70 mi) to Eskişehir.[3][4] Despite serving multiple districts, some have criticized the airport's location.[5]

Facilities

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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 27,000 m2 (290,000 sq ft) is built on 370 ha (910 acres) land.

Terminal

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The only one terminal building of 17,600 m2 (189,000 sq ft) 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]

Runway

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The airport's runway is 3,000 m (9,800 ft) long and 45 m (148 ft) wide. The airport ramp allows parking of five aircraft at the same time.[3]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf[8]
SunExpress Seasonal: Düsseldorf[9]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[10]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at KZR airport. See Wikidata query.
Kütahya Zafer Airport passenger traffic statistics[11]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 36,986   29% 48,776   72% 85,762   50%
2022 28,723   54% 28,374   558% 57,097   149%
2021 18,615   94% 4,314   39% 22,929   38%
2020 9,605   83% 7,040   71% 16,645   80%
2019 57,741   20% 24,285   10% 82,026   17%
2018 72,427   12% 26,968   26% 99,395   4%
2017 81,941   22% 21,423   10% 103,364   19%
2016 67,281   5% 19,452   17% 86,733   8%
2015 70,570   6% 23,304   11% 93,874   8%
2014 60,303   6% 26,274   26% 86,557   2%
2013 63,872   1908% 20,902 - 84,774   2565%
2012 3,181 - - - 3,181 -


Ground Transportation

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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.

See also

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Further reading

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  • "16 Ocak'tan İtibaren Zafer Havalimanı'na Uçmaya Başlıyoruz" (in Turkish). Pegasus Airlines. Retrieved 2015-08-27.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/zafer-acilisa-hazir.html ZAFER AÇILIŞA HAZIR
  2. ^ "Başbakan'dan Zafer Havali̇mani İçi̇n Özel Tali̇mat". 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ve Zafer Havalimanı'na İlk Uçak İndi" (in Turkish). Airport Haber. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  4. ^ a b "Zafer'in Resmi Sitesi Yayında". Afyon Haber. 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  5. ^ "Zafer Havalimani" (in Turkish). Carsamba Yazilari. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  6. ^ "Internayional Zafer Regional Airport". IC Holding. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  7. ^ "Zafer Airport opened by Erdogan". Dünya. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  8. ^ "Eurowings startet im Sommer zwei neue Türkei-Strecken". Eurowings. 2016-02-03. Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  9. ^ "Turkish-German airliner SunExpress eyes expansion to help tourism post record numbers in 2019". Daily Sabah. 11 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Statistics".
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