Malatya Erhaç Airport
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.
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| Airport type | Public /Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Malatya, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 862 m / 2,828 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E | ||||||||||
| Website | dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  MLX Location of airport in Turkey  MLX MLX (Europe) | |||||||||||
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History
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
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
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Malatya Erhaç Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AnadoluJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| SunExpress | Izmir Seasonal: Antalya,[7] Düsseldorf,[8][9] Frankfurt[7] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Traffic Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at MLX airport.
See Wikidata query.
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2011 * | 548,412 |  9.0% |
17,075 | 2.0% |
565,487 | 9.0% |
| 2010 | 503,820 | 15.0% |
16,683 |  30.0% |
520,503 | 12.0% |
| 2009 | 439,057 | 0.2% |
23,827 | 6.9% |
462,884 | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 438,226 | 8.0% |
25,591 | 77.0% |
463,817 | 10.0% |
| 2007 | 407,026 | 14,418 | 421,444 |
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[10]
References
- (in Turkish) Malatya Hava Meydanı Archived 1 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
- "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. - Airport information for LTAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- "Malatya Havalimanı yeni terminal binasına kavuşuyor". 13 January 2023.
- 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.
- "5 ATAK helikopteri Malatya'da" (in Turkish). Sabah. 10 November 2014.
- "SunExpress Announces 2021 Summer Program". ftnnews.com. 23 February 2021.
- Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
- https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230925-xqns24
- "Statistics".
External links
- Current weather for LTAT at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MLX at Aviation Safety Network
- Official Airport Website
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