Van Ferit Melen Airport
Airport in eastern Turkey
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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).
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
Van Ferit Melen Airport Van Ferit Melen Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Van, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Location |  Edremit, 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 | ||||||||||
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  VAN Location of airport in Turkey  VAN VAN (Asia) | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Van Airport:
Traffic Statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
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| 2025 | 1,157,856 |  29% |
6,544 |  21% |
1,164,400 | 29% |
| 2024 | 1,623,142 | 5% |
5,428 | 77% |
1,628,570 | 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.[10]
