Iğdır Airport (IATA: IGD, ICAO: LTCT) (Turkish: Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı) is a public airport in Iğdır, located in Iğdır Province, Turkey. Opened to civil air traffic in July 2012, the airport is 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Iğdır city centre.[5] The airport is a member of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) and also participates in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme.[6][7]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Iğdır Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[8] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[9] |
Statistics
Iğdır Airport ranked 32nd among Turkish airports at the end of 2023 in terms of total passenger traffic with almost 355 thousand passengers. Although there are no scheduled international flights as of June 2024, it handled some international passenger traffic in 2023 according to the Turkish Airports Authority.
Passenger numbers
| Year | Passengers |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 55,225
|
| 2013 | 216,715
|
| 2014 | 198,270
|
| 2015 | 212,104
|
| 2016 | 216,252
|
| 2017 | 248,005
|
| 2018 | 289,251
|
| 2019 | 261,255
|
| 2020 | 134,472
|
| 2021 | 191,870
|
| 2022 | 213,136
|
| 2023 | 354,506
|
Trivia
The airport was depicted in a Turkish Airlines advertisement in 2014, where a group of kids trying to ask the Turkish Airlines aircraft to land at their town (and their own made airport), and little to their knowledge that a real airport was constructed.[11]
The airport was depicted also in Turkish Airlines commercial series of "Delightful Stories" (2014), where András Földvári, then head of marketing in Turkish Airlines' Hungary Office, flew from Budapest to Iğdır to explore Noah's Ark.[12][13]
External links
- http://airlineroute.net/2012/07/19/tk7-igd-jul12/
- http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/igdir-havalimani-cuma-gunu-aciliyor.html
- http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/basbakandan-kuleden-ucaga-anons.html
- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eastern-province-of-igdir-welcomes-airport.aspx?pageID=238&nID=25463&NewsCatID=345
- http://www.turkishairlines.com/tr-tr/kurumsal/haberler/13092/yeni-ucuslarimiz-igdir
References
- ^ https://turkiyeturizmansiklopedisi.com/igdir-havalimani#:~:text=Havaliman%C4%B1n%C4%B1n%2520%C3%A7e%C5%9Fitli%2520alt%2520ve%2520%C3%BCstyap%C4%B1,I%C4%9Fd%C4%B1r%2520Havaalan%C4%B1%2520olarak%2520hizmet%2520verdi.
- ^ https://yesiligdir.com/haberler/igdir-havalimaninin-acilisi-yapildi/6669b4bebae0a3feff547f70
- ^ fallingrain.com
- ^ https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Istatistikler.aspx
- ^ [1] (in Turkish)
- ^ https://www.aci-europe.org/downloads/members/2023%2028%2006%20ACI%20EUROPE%20LIST%20OF%20MEMBERS.pdf
- ^ https://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/accredited-airports/
- ^ "Pegasus Hava Yolları 7 Mayıs'ta İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen-Iğdır seferlerine başlayacak". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Air Traffic Report". Turkish Airports Authority.
- ^ Turkish Airlines Ad on Igdir Airport
- ^ "Andras Foldvari - A Wanderer Devoted to Exploring New Worlds | #DelightfulStories - Turkish Airlines", YouTube
- ^ "Iğdır: The 500th Airport"
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