Malatya Erhaç Airport

Malatya Erhaç Airport Malatya Erhaç Havaalanı
IATA: MLX – ICAO: LTAT MLX Location of airport in Turkey
Summary
Airport type		Public /Military
Operator		DHMİ (State Airports Administration) Turkish Air Force
Location		Malatya, Turkey
Elevation AMSL		2,828 ft / 862 m
Coordinates		38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E / 38.43528°N 38.09083°E / 38.43528; 38.09083Coordinates: 38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E / 38.43528°N 38.09083°E / 38.43528; 38.09083
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
03/21	3,350	10,990	Asphalt
Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Erhaç Airport or Malatya Erhaç Airport (Turkish: Malatya Erhaç Havaalanı) (IATA: MLX, ICAO: LTAT) is a military and small public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941, is located 34 km (21 mi) from Malatya.

In 2006, Malatya Erhaç Airport served 3,878 aircraft and 406,425 passengers.^[1] The passenger terminal's facilities open to public cover an area of 1,065 m² (11,460 sq ft) and have a parking lot for 97 cars.

Erhaç is the 7th 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), Diyarbakır (LTCC) and İncirlik (LTAG).^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Atlasjet	Istanbul-Atatürk
Onur Air	Istanbul-Atatürk
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress	Antalya, Frankfurt, Izmir
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul-Atatürk
Turkish Airlines operated by AnadoluJet	Ankara
XL Airways Germany	Frankfurt

Traffic Statistics

Malatya Erhaç Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2010 *	503,820	15.0%	16,683	30.0%	520,503	12.0%
2009	439,057	0.2%	23,827	6.9%	462,884	0.2%
2008	438,226	8.0%	25,591	77.0%	463,817	10.0%
2007	407,026		14,418		421,444

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Turkish) Malatya Hava Meydanı at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
2. ^ Airport information for LTAT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
3. ^ Airport information for LTAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
4. ^ Turkish Air Force at Scramble
5. ^ Statistics

External links

• Current weather for LTAT at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MLX at Aviation Safety Network