Kocaeli-Cengiz Topel Airport
Kocaeli Cengiz Topel Havalimanı | ||
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Characteristics | ||
ICAO code | LTBQ | |
IATA code | KCO | |
Coordinates | ||
Height above MSL | 55 m (180 ft ) | |
Transport links | ||
Distance from the city center | 5 km east of Kartepe | |
Basic data | ||
opening | 1976 | |
operator | DHMİ | |
Terminals | 1 | |
Passengers | 57,092 (2019) | |
Start-and runway | ||
09/27 | 3000 m × 30 m asphalt |
The airport Kocaeli-Cengiz Topel (also Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station ; Turkish Kocaeli Cengiz Topel Havalimanı ; IATA code : KCO , ICAO code : LTBQ ) is a Turkish commercial and military airport in the city of İzmit and a base of the Turkish Navy . It is located about 2 kilometers east of the municipality of Köseköy . There is a transport connection to the D100 expressway and Otoyol 4 . The airport is operated by the state-owned DHMI .
history
The current site was used as a training center by the Turkish Air Force together with the Turkish Navy from around 1968 . The airport was opened in 1976 as an independent naval base and initially only had a military operating license. It is named after the pilot Cengiz Topel .
At the beginning of 2011, İzmit Airport was also opened to civil air traffic.
Airlines and Destinations
airline | Destination |
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Turkish Airlines
( carried out by AnadoluJet ) |
Trabzon |
Web links
- Official airport website (English)
- Aeronautical map for Vavaʻu Airport on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ dhmi.gov.tr
- ↑ World Aero Data: TOPEL - LTBQ. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .