Elazığ Airport
Airport in Elazığ, Turkey
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Elazığ Airport (IATA: EZS, ICAO: LTCA) is an airport in Elazığ, Turkey. First opened to air traffic in 1940, Elazığ Airport is one of the oldest airports still in use in Turkey. The old runway 09/27 has been closed and replaced by the new 13/31 runway that was completed in 2021.[2] A new terminal building and runway was also built in 2012. The old terminal and runway are now used by the Turkish Armed Forces.
Elazığ Airport Elazığ Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | DHMI | ||||||||||
| Serves | Elazığ, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Location |  Elazığ, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1940 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,927 ft / 892 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°36′24″N 039°17′29″E | ||||||||||
| Website | elazig.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  EZS Location of airport in Turkey | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2025[1]) | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Elazığ Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AJet | Ankara,[3] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[4] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,[5] İzmir[6] Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn[7] |
| SunExpress[8] | İzmir[9] Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn[10] Düsseldorf,[11] Frankfurt,[citation needed] Hannover,[citation needed] Stuttgart[citation needed] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[12] Seasonal: Frankfurt[13] |
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2025 | 1,020,481 |  14% |
84,229 | 8% |
1,104,710 | 14% |
| 2024 | 894,520 | 5% |
77,775 | 11% |
972,295 | 6% |
| 2023 | 850,652 | 37% |
70,037 | 17% |
920,689 | 35% |
| 2022 | 622,211 | 20% |
59,813 | 42% |
682,024 | 22% |
| 2021 | 516,968 |  0% |
42,268 | 82% |
559,236 | 3% |
| 2020 | 518,548 | 40% |
23,279 | 43% |
541,827 | 40% |
| 2019 | 861,357 | 14% |
41,145 | 13% |
902,502 | 13% |
| 2018 | 1,002,767 | 9% |
36,411 | 25% |
1,039,178 | 1% |
| 2017 | 1,001,374 | 1% |
29,138 | 4% |
1,030,512 | 1% |
| 2016 | 995,980 | 7% |
28,075 | 3% |
1,024,055 | 7% |
| 2015 | 929,329 | 8% |
28,840 | 18% |
958,169 | 7% |
| 2014 | 859,823 | 7% |
35,379 | 10% |
895,202 | 7% |
| 2013 | 805,062 | 25% |
32,293 | 16% |
837,355 | 23% |
| 2012 | 642,819 | 25% |
38,598 | 9% |
681,417 | 24% |
| 2011 | 513,804 | 16% |
35,250 | 37% |
549,054 | 17% |
| 2010 | 444,391 | 29% |
25,658 | 1615% |
470,049 | 36% |
| 2009 | 343,348 | 154% |
1,496 | - | 344,844 | 155% |
| 2008 | 135,293 | 13% |
- | - | 135,293 | 13% |
| 2007 | 119,877 |  |
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119,877 | |
