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Diyarbakır Airport
Diyarbakır HavalimanıIATA: DIY – ICAO: LTCC Location of airport in Turkey
DIYSummary Airport type Public/Military Owner 
Turkish Air ForceOperator DHMİ (State Airports Administration)
8th Air Wing, 2nd Air Force CommandLocation Diyarbakır, Turkey Elevation AMSL 2,251 ft / 686 m Coordinates 37°53′38″N 040°12′03″E / 37.89389°N 40.20083°ECoordinates: 37°53′38″N 040°12′03″E / 37.89389°N 40.20083°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 3,549 11,644 Concrete Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF [2][3] Diyarbakır Airport (IATA: DIY, ICAO: LTCC) is a military airbase and public airport located in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Diyarbakır Airport is home to the 8th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 2nd Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Merzifon (LTAP), Malatya Erhaç (LTAT) and İncirlik (LTAG).[4]
Contents
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Borajet Adana, Bursa-Yenişehir Onur Air Istanbul-Atatürk, Izmir Pegasus Airlines Antalya, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Pegasus Airlines operated by IZair Adana, Izmir Sky Airlines Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir SunExpress Antalya, Düsseldorf, Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir, Stuttgart Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk Turkish Airlines operated by AnadoluJet Ankara Traffic Statistics
Diyarbakır Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change 2010 * 1,390,214 
33.0%14,425 25.0%1,404,639 32.0%2009 1,048,875 10.4%11,506 
33.9%1,060,381 9.6%2008 949,668 8.0%17,420 21.0%967,088 8.0%2007 881,278 - 14,347 - 895,625 - (*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[5]
Incidents
On January 8, 2003, Turkish Airlines Flight 634, crashed when on approach to Diyarbakir Airport. 75 of the 80 passengers and crew on board were killed.
References
- ^ (Turkish) Diyarbakır Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
- ^ Airport information for LTCC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for LTCC at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Turkish Air Force - Scramble
- ^ Statistics
External links
- Accident history for DIY at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for LTCC at Great Circle Mapper.
- Current weather for LTCC at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for LTCC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
Categories:- Turkish airport stubs
- Southeastern Anatolia Region geography stubs
- Airports in Turkey
- Turkish Air Force bases
- Diyarbakır Province
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