Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport (IATA: VAN, ICAO: LTCI) is an airport in Van, a city in the eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen (1906–1988).

Van Ferit Melen Airport Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı
IATA: VAN ICAO: LTCI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Serves	Van
Location	Van, Turkey
Opened	1943
Elevation AMSL	5,480 ft / 1,670 m
Coordinates	38°28′06″N 43°19′56″E
Website	www.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VAN Location of airport in Turkey Show map of Turkey VAN VAN (Asia) Show map of Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF[1][2]

Aerial view of the airport

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Van Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
AJet	Ankara,[3] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[3] Trabzon[4]
Pegasus Airlines	Adana/Mersin,[5] Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[6]
SunExpress	Adana/Mersin,[7] Antalya,[8] Izmir
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul[9]

Traffic Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at VAN airport. See Wikidata query.

Van–Ferit Melen Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics^[10]

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2024	1,624,584	5%	5,217	70%	1,629,801	5%
2023	1,546,609	18%	3,062	65%	1,549,671	18%
2022	1,309,157	3%	1,857	-	1,311,014	4%
2021	1,265,467	30%	-	100%	1,265,467	30%
2020	974,550	31%	1,761	76%	976,311	31%
2019	1,406,099	9%	7,268	93%	1,413,367	9%
2018	1,544,074	7%	3,764	3%	1,547,838	7%
2017	1,657,864	12%	3,671	16%	1,661,535	12%
2016	1,477,518	7%	4,355	13%	1,481,873	7%
2015	1,382,455	15%	3,866	28%	1,386,321	15%
2014	1,204,114	7%	3,031	28%	1,207,145	7%
2013	1,120,522	12%	4,218	99%	1,124,740	12%
2012	999,223	5%	2,121	20%	1,001,344	5%
2011	1,055,358	19%	1,774	6%	1,057,132	19%
2010	890,376	20%	1,674	60%	892,050	20%
2009	744,447	28%	1,046	75%	745,493	27%
2008	581,142	6%	4,177	34%	585,319	7%
2007	546,413	-	3,108	-	549,521	-

Incidents and accidents

• On 29 December 1994, Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to the airport, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.^[11]