Van Ferit Melen Airport

Airport in eastern Turkey

Aerial view of the 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).

Airlines and destinations

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

Traffic Statistics

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr^[7]

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.^[8]

References

1. "Airport information for LTCI". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for VAN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. "AnadoluJet'in Van-Trabzon seferleri başlıyor". 20 November 2021.
4. "10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak". 3 August 2024.
5. https://www.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/sunexpressten-kis-sezonunda-ic-hatlarda-11-yeni-rota.html
6. "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
7. Statistics
8. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-4Y0 TC-JES Van Airport (VAN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.

External links

• Current weather for LTCI at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for VAN at Aviation Safety Network