Malatya Erhaç Airport
Airport in Malatya, Turkey
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Malatya Airport (Turkish: Malatya Havalimanı) (IATA: MLX, ICAO: LTAT) is a military and public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941[citation needed], is located 34 km (21 mi) from Malatya.
Airport typePublic /Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
Malatya Airport Malatya Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public /Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Malatya, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Location |  Akçadağ, Malatya, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1941 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 862 m / 2,828 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E | ||||||||||
| Website | dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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  MLX Location of airport in Turkey  MLX MLX (Europe) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2025[1]) | |||||||||||
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History
A new terminal is expected to open in 2023.[2]
During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the ceiling of the airport experienced a partial collapse.[3]
2nd Land Aviation Regiment
Next to Erhaç Airport is the 2nd Land Aviation Regiment Command, headed by a Colonel. Turkish-made TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK combat helicopters joined the Command in 2014.[4]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Malatya Erhaç Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AJet | Ankara,[5] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[5] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[6] |
| SunExpress | Izmir Seasonal: Antalya,[7] Düsseldorf,[8][9] Frankfurt[7] |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[10] |
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2025 | 837,346 |  5% |
12,611 |  6% |
849,957 | 6% |
| 2024 | 794,698 | 9% |
13,484 | 387% |
808,182 | 11% |
| 2023 | 727,624 | 12% |
2,771 | 83% |
730,395 | 10% |
| 2022 | 649,764 | 2% |
16,143 | 14% |
665,907 | 2% |
| 2021 | 636,637 | 34% |
14,106 | 219% |
650,743 | 36% |
| 2020 | 473,665 | 35% |
4,417 | 56% |
478,082 | 36% |
| 2019 | 733,026 | 15% |
10,144 | 12% |
743,170 | 15% |
| 2018 | 860,036 | 2% |
11,479 | 55% |
871,515 | 2% |
| 2017 | 878,991 | 12% |
7,421 | 26% |
886,412 | 12% |
| 2016 | 783,181 | 3% |
5,898 | 45% |
789,079 | 3% |
| 2015 | 756,728 | 19% |
10,725 | 3% |
767,453 | 18% |
| 2014 | 637,590 | 1% |
10,363 | 5% |
647,953 | 1% |
| 2013 | 628,892 | 10% |
10,915 | 35% |
639,807 | 9% |
| 2012 | 572,599 | 4% |
16,864 | 3% |
589,463 | 4% |
| 2011 | 553,142 | 10% |
17,463 | 5% |
570,605 | 10% |
| 2010 | 503,774 | 15% |
16,683 | 30% |
520,457 | 12% |
| 2009 | 439,057 | 0% |
23,827 | 7% |
462,884 | 0% |
| 2008 | 438,226 | 8% |
25,591 | 77% |
463,817 | 10% |
| 2007 | 407,026 |  |
14,418 | |
421,444 | |
