Hakkari-Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport

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Hakkari-Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Havalimanı
Hakkari-Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (Turkey)
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Characteristics
ICAO code LTCW
IATA code YKO
Coordinates

37 ° 33 '6 "  N , 44 ° 14' 1"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 33 '6 "  N , 44 ° 14' 1"  E
Height above MSL 1950 m (6398  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 3 km south of Yüksekova
Street D400
Local transport buses
Basic data
opening 2015
operator DHMI
Terminals 1
Passengers 175,255 (2019)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		1,000,000
Start-and runway
11/29 3200 m × 45 m concrete
website
https://hakkariyuksekova.dhmi.gov.tr



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The Hakkari-Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi airport ( Turkish Hakkari Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Havalimanı ) is a Turkish airport in Yüksekova in Hakkari province , named after Sultan Saladin ( Turkish Selahaddin ). It is operated by the state DHMI . The airport can be reached by taxi, private car or airport bus.

history

Under the motto "An airport every 100 kilometers", the Turkish government has been building or having airports built in Turkey for several years. Construction of the airport began on July 18, 2010. The airport was one of the infrastructure projects for the economically weak south-east of Turkey. The proximity to Iran should also mean that Iranians use the airport. The construction cost 120 million Turkish lira.

Long before construction began, the airport became a target of sabotage by the banned Workers' Party (PKK) . Claiming that the airport was being used for military purposes, the PKK attacked three containers on the construction site with firearms and, two weeks before the groundbreaking, dropped a hand-made bomb from a passing car. Eleven trucks, a bulldozer and 17 telephones were set on fire. 25 workers were taken hostage. People who brought material to the construction site were kidnapped. Overall, the attacks caused a delay of 250 days.

On May 26, 2015, the airport was opened by the then Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu .

Airport grounds

The airport has a terminal with a capacity of 1,000,000 passengers per year on an area of ​​6600 m 2 , a control tower and an active paved runway equipped with an instrument flight landing system (ILS). The apron has a size of 265 m × 24 meters. There is a parking lot in front of the terminal.

The airport is currently accessible by car, taxi or buses.

Airlines and Destinations

airline Destinations
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Turkish Airlines

( carried out by AnadoluJet )

Ankara-Esenboğa

Turkish Airlines flew to its old home airport, Istanbul-Ataturk, until April 2019 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dhmi.gov.tr
  2. ↑ Devlet geri adım atmadı, millet kazandı. Retrieved March 22, 2019 (Turkish).
  3. ↑ Yüksekova Havalimanı açıldı. May 26, 2015, accessed March 22, 2019 (Turkish).
  4. ↑ Turkish Airlines Booking Availability. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .