Mardin Airport

Mardin Airport is an airport in Mardin, southeastern Turkey (IATA: MQM, ICAO: LTCR),[1] located in Kızıltepe, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mardin. On 17 December 2022, the airport was renamed Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport (Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Havalimanı) in honor of Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar (born 1946), who is a native of Mardin.[2]

Mardin Airport

Mardin Havaalanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesMardin, Turkey
LocationKızıltepe, Mardin
Opened1999 (1999)
Elevation AMSL1,729 ft / 527 m
Coordinates37°13′58″N 40°38′26″E
Websitemardin.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
MQM is located in Turkey
MQM
MQM
Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AnadoluJet Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, İzmir
SunExpress Antalya, İzmir[3]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic statistics
Annual passenger traffic at MQM airport. See Wikidata query.
Mardin Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months) Domestic  % change International  % change Total  % change
2011 * 123,971 Decrease 59.0% 123,971 Decrease 59.0%
2010 305,937 Increase 31.0% 305,937 Increase 31.0%
2009 233,288 Increase 21.0% 233,288 Increase 21.0%
2008 192.764 Increase 1.0% 192,764 Increase 1.0%
2007 191,383 191,383

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[4]

References
  1. Mardin Havaalalanı - DHMİ Archived 2009-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "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.
  3. >Sun Express
  4. Statistics

37.22330°N 40.63170°E / 37.22330; 40.63170


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