Kocaeli-Cengiz Topel Airport

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Kocaeli Cengiz Topel Havalimanı
Kocaeli-Cengiz Topel Airport (Turkey)
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Characteristics
ICAO code LTBQ
IATA code KCO
Coordinates

40 ° 44 '21 "  N , 30 ° 5' 50"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 '21 "  N , 30 ° 5' 50"  E
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



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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
Turkish Airlines

( carried out by AnadoluJet )

Trabzon

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dhmi.gov.tr
  2. ↑ World Aero Data: TOPEL - LTBQ. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map. Retrieved April 12, 2019 .