Mardin Airport is an airport in Mardin (IATA: MQM, ICAO: LTCR),[1] located in Kızıltepe, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mardin, in southeastern Turkey. On 17 December 2022, the airport was renamed Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport (Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Havalimanı) in honor of Nobel-winning chemist Aziz Sancar, who is a native of Mardin.[2]
Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Havaalanı | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mardin, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Location | Kızıltepe, Mardin | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,729 ft / 527 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°13′58″N 40°38′26″E / 37.23278°N 40.64056°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  MQM Location of airport in Turkey | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mardin Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AJet | Ankara,[3] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[4] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, İzmir |
| SunExpress | İzmir |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Traffic statistics
editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at MQM airport.
See Wikidata query.
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2023 | 724,044 |  21%
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4,768 | 597%
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728,812 | 22%
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| 2022 | 599,038 | 3%
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684 | - | 599,722 | 3%
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| 2021 | 580,889 | 46%
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- |  100%
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580,889 | 46%
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| 2020 | 397,050 | 30%
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514 | 78%
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397,564 | 30%
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| 2019 | 565,856 | 20%
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2,388 | 29%
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568,244 | 20%
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| 2018 | 709,404 | 5%
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3,371 | 2%
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712,775 | 5%
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| 2017 | 677,418 | 6%
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3,440 | 34%
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680,858 | 6%
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| 2016 | 637,816 | 12%
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2,564 | 608%
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640,380 | 13%
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| 2015 | 568,348 | 31%
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362 | - | 568,710 | 31%
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| 2014 | 469,935 | 31%
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- | - | 469,935 | 31%
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| 2013 | 359,809 | 29%
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- | - | 359,809 | 29%
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| 2012 | 278,590 | 127%
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- | - | 278,590 | 127%
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| 2011 | 122,912 | 60%
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- | - | 122,912 | 60%
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| 2010 | 305,914 | 31%
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- | - | 305,914 | 31%
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| 2009 | 233,288 | 21%
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- | - | 233,288 | 21%
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| 2008 | 192.764 | 1%
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- | - | 192,764 | 1%
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| 2007 | 191,383 | - | - | - | 191,383 | - |
References
edit- ^ Mardin Havaalalanı - DHMİ Archived 2009-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aziz Sancar, doğduğu şehrin havalimanına adının verilmesinden gurur duyduğunu belirtti" [Aziz Sancar stated that he is proud that the airport of his city of birth was named after him]. Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Statistics".
37°13′24″N 40°37′54″E / 37.22330°N 40.63170°E
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