Balıkesir Airport

Balıkesir Airport (IATA: BZI, ICAO: LTBF) is a public/military airport in the city center of Balıkesir, Turkey.^[2] No available flights operate from the airport. A new terminal building opened in 2020.^[3]

Balıkesir Merkez Airport Balıkesir Merkez Havalimanı
IATA: BZI ICAO: LTBF
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Operator	General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Location	Balıkesir, Turkey
Opened	1998
Elevation AMSL	340 ft / 104 m
Coordinates	39°37′10″N 027°55′34″E
Website	www.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
BZI Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,990 9,810 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Military usage

Balıkesir is home to the 9th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Konya (LTAN), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE) and Bandırma (LTBG).^[4]

TUSLOG Detachment 184 used to be stationed here during the Cold War, supporting any required nuclear strike operations by the 191 and 192 Filos with the Lockheed F-104G/S. Some 25 nuclear weapons were reportedly stored at the base.^[5]

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at BZI airport. See Wikidata query.

Balıkesir–Merkez Airport passenger traffic statistics^[6]

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2015	286	46%	-	-	286	46%
2014	534	81%	-	-	534	81%
2013	2,876	75%	-	-	2,876	75%
2012	11,573	73%	-	-	11,573	73%
2011	6,674	-	-	-	6,674	-
2010	-	100%	-	-	-	100%
2009	256	-	-	-	256	-
2008	-	100%	-	-	-	100%
2007	1,313	-	-	-	1,313	-

See also

• Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport, in Balıkesir Province