Kastamonu Airport

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Kastamonu Havaalanı
Kastamonu Uzunyazı Airport Terminal Building.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LTAL
IATA code KFS
Coordinates

41 ° 19 '1 "  N , 33 ° 47' 46"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 19 '1 "  N , 33 ° 47' 46"  E
Height above MSL 1074 m (3524  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 7 km south of Kastamonu
Basic data
opening 1990
operator DHMİ
Terminals 1
Passengers 63,445 (2019)
Air freight 667 t (2017)
Flight
movements 		907 (2017)
Start-and runway
18/36 2250 m × 45 m asphalt



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The Kastamonu Airport (IATA: KFS , ICAO: LTAL , Turkish Kastamonu Uzunyazı Havalimanı ) is a Turkish airport south of the city of Kastamonu .

history

The airport was completed in 1959. Turkish Airlines initially offered scheduled flights to Istanbul, but had to discontinue them due to low demand. It was reopened in 1990 under the motto “An airport for every province”. Although the runway was extended from 1000 meters to 2400 meters in 1994, it was not used except for a few test and weather flights . The area served as a pasture and picnic area. For a time, a wedding hall was operated there or illegal car races were carried out.

Since 2010 there have been efforts to restore the airport to its original purpose. After several comprehensive reports, it was found that the old building did not meet today's safety standards and that it would be more economical to build a new airport building. The airport was put back into operation on July 5, 2013 and officially inaugurated on July 19, 2013 by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan . The investment for the reopening amounted to 110 million TL .

Airlines and destinations

airline Destination
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

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

The flight time is 1 hour and 35 minutes and is therefore a significant improvement on the formerly only travel option via long-distance bus, which took between 7 and 9 hours depending on the weather.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dhmi.gov.tr
  2. ↑ a b İstatistikler 2017. (Excel; 60 KB) In: dhmi.gov.tr. Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi , accessed July 26, 2018 (Turkish).
  3. ↑ Technical Information & Facilities. In: Kastamonu Airport. Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi , accessed on July 26, 2018 .
  4. ↑ General Information. In: Kastamonu Airport. Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi , accessed on July 26, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Anadolu Ajansı : Kastamonu Havaalanı, 54 Yıl Sonra Hizmete Açılacak. In: yurt haber Kastamonu haberleri. yurthaber.mynet.com, May 5, 2013, accessed July 26, 2018 (Turkish).
  6. ↑ ANKA: Havaalanı diye yapıldı düğün salonu oldu. In: Ekonomi Haberleri. Hürriyet , June 12, 2006, accessed July 26, 2018 (Turkish).
  7. ↑ Turan KURT: Kastamonu Havaalanı uçakla tanıştı. In: Gündem Haberleri. Hürriyet , August 10, 2009, accessed July 26, 2018 (Turkish).
  8. ↑ Airport History. In: Kastamonu Airport. Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi , accessed on July 26, 2018 .
  9. ^ Turkey to launch 50th airport; Turkish Minister of Transport Yildirim announced country's 50th airport will be operational on July 5. In: englishnews@aa.com.tr. Anadolu Ajansı , July 3, 2013, accessed July 26, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Turkish PM launches new airport in northern Turkey; Turkish Premier Erdogan officially inaugurated Friday the Kastamonu Airport. In: englishnews@aa.com.tr. Anadolu Ajansı , July 19, 2013, accessed July 26, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .