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Trabzon Airport

Coordinates: 40°59′42″N 39°47′23″E / 40.99500°N 39.78972°E / 40.99500; 39.78972
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Trabzon Airport

Trabzon Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesTrabzon, Turkey
Opened1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Operating base forPegasus Airlines
Elevation AMSL104 ft / 32 m
Coordinates40°59′42″N 39°47′23″E / 40.99500°N 39.78972°E / 40.99500; 39.78972
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Trabzon/AnaSayfa.aspx
Map
TZX/LTCG is located in Turkey
TZX/LTCG
TZX/LTCG
Location of airport in Turkey
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,640 8,661 Paved
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Trabzon Airport (IATA: TZX, ICAO: LTCG) is an airport near the city of Trabzon in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The airport opened in 1957.[3] In 2009, it served 1,596,905 passengers, of which most (95%) were on domestic routes. In 2009, Trabzon Airport ranked 9th for total passenger traffic, and 7th for domestic traffic among airports in Turkey.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah[5]
Seasonal: Abu Dhabi
AJet[6] Ankara, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Munich[7]
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku[8][9]
flyadeal Seasonal: Jeddah,[10] Riyadh[10]
flydubai Seasonal: Dubai–International[11]
flynas Seasonal: Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh[12]
Georgian Wings Tbilisi[13]
Jazeera Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[14]
Kuwait Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[15]
Oman Air Seasonal: Muscat
Pegasus Airlines Adana/Mersin,[16] Antalya, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Izmir
Seasonal: Amman–Queen Alia, Bahrain, Dammam,[17] Doha, Dubai–International, Düsseldorf, Gaziantep, Izmit,[18] Kuwait City, Muscat
Qatar Airways Seasonal: Doha[19]
SalamAir Seasonal: Muscat[20]
Southwind Airlines Seasonal charter: Bahrain[21]
SunExpress[22] Antalya, Düsseldorf, Izmir, Muscat[23]
Seasonal: Adana/Mersin,[24][16] Bahrain, Dubai–International, Frankfurt, Kuwait City, Stuttgart
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Seasonal: Munich,[25] Stuttgart

Traffic statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at TZX airport. See Wikidata query.
Trabzon Airport passenger traffic statistics[26]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2023 2,696,068 Increase 8% 839,834 Increase 20% 3,535,902 Increase 11%
2022 2,485,126 Increase 4% 700,103 Increase 185% 3,185,229 Increase 21%
2021 2,396,829 Increase 38% 245,498 Increase 303% 2,642,327 Increase 47%
2020 1,740,729 Decrease 48% 60,871 Decrease 85% 1,801,600 Decrease 52%
2019 3,373,461 Decrease 10% 397,417 Increase 45% 3,770,818 Decrease 6%
2018 3,754,162 Decrease 5% 274,401 Increase 34% 4,028,563 Decrease 3%
2017 3,944,881 Increase 10% 204,048 Increase 62% 4,148,929 Increase 12%
2016 3,588,177 Increase 10% 125,817 Increase 11% 3,713,994 Increase 10%
2015 3,249,120 Increase 22% 113,679 Increase 4% 3,362,799 Increase 21%
2014 2,668,349 Increase 6% 109,187 Increase 19% 2,777,536 Increase 6%
2013 2,528,990 Increase 9% 91,897 Increase 25% 2,620,887 Increase 9%
2012 2,320,510 Increase 6% 73,640 Decrease 18% 2,404,150 Increase 5%
2011 2,190,503 Increase 16% 89,514 Increase 32% 2,280,017 Increase 16%
2010 1,895,601 Increase 24% 67,568 Increase 4% 1,963,169 Increase 23%
2009 1,531,780 Increase 11% 65,125 Decrease 27% 1,596,905 Increase 9%
2008 1,380,926 Decrease 1% 88,787 Increase 4% 1,469,713 Decrease 1%
2007 1,397,175 - 85,585 - 1,482,760 -

Accidents and incidents

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On 13 January 2018, a Boeing 737-800 (TC-CPF) on Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622 veered off the left-hand side of the far end of runway 11 whilst landing. None of the 168 persons on board (162 passengers and 6 crew) were reported to have serious injuries. The cause of the incident has not yet been determined.[27]

On May 26, 2003 a Yakovlev Yak-42 operated as Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 Chartered by the Spanish Government, the aircraft was completing a charter flight from Bishkek to Zaragoza with an intermediate stop in Trabzon, carrying 62 Spanish peacekeepers and 13 crew members. The 62 passengers were respectively 41 members of the Land Forces and 21 members of the Air Force who were returning to Spain following a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. While descending to Trabzon Airport by night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Unable to establish a visual contact with the approach lights and the runway 29, the crew initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while completing a second approach, the crew failed to realize he was not following the correct pattern for an approach to runway 29 when the aircraft impacted a mountain at an altitude of 4,600 feet. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 75 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found 3,5 km east of the village of Maçka, about 23 km southwest of the airport.

On 20 May 1989, Alexander Zuyev, a Soviet pilot of the VVS Frontal Aviation Regiment based at Mikha Tskhakaya, Georgian SSR (present day Senaki, Georgia), defected from the Soviet Union by flying his Mig 29 plane to Trabzon. Turkey returned the plane to the Soviet Union, citing its desire to maintain a good relationship with the Soviet Union. However, the pilot was not extradited and was eventually provided asylum by the United States of America.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Airport information for LTCG". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for TZX at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Trabzon Airport". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  4. ^ "Devlet Hava Meydanları İşletmesi Genel Müdürlüğü". www.dhmi.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
  5. ^ Staff Report. "Air Arabia adds Trabzon to Turkey flight network". Khaleej Times.
  6. ^ "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.
  7. ^ "AJet NS24 Germany Network Expansion". AeroRoutes.
  8. ^ "AZAL to Launch Flights from Baku to Trabzon on the Black Sea Coast". Azerbaijan Airlines. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Buta Airways August – October 2023 Network – 30JUL23". AeroRoutes. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b "FLYADEAL NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 15MAY23". aeroroutes.com. 16 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Flydubai to start flights to two more destinations in Turkey". 18 April 2021.
  12. ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275993/flynas-adds-trabzon-service-from-june-2018/ Flynas begin service to Trabzon in 2018
  13. ^ Liu, Jim (3 October 2024). "Georgian Wings Adds Tbilisi – Trabzon From mid-Oct 2024". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. ^ Liu, Jim. "Jazeera Airways adds Trabzon service from August 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Kuwait Airways adds new destinations in S18". Routesonline.
  16. ^ a b "10 Ağustos'ta Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı kapatılıyor! Uçuşlar yeni havalimanına aktarılacak". TGRT Haber. August 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "PEGASUS NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 16APR23". aeroroutes.com. 18 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Cengiz Topel'e 3 yıl sonra ilk tarifeli sefer yapıldı". www.airporthaber2.com. August 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Qatar Airways confirms major network expansion and resumption of flights to 11 cities". 7 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19". Routesonline.
  21. ^ "Southwind Airlines Adds Bahrain Service From late-June 2023". AeroRoutes. No. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  22. ^ Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
  23. ^ "SUNEXPRESS ADDS TRABZON – MUSCAT IN NW24". 2024-06-26.
  24. ^ "SunExpress NW24 Domestic Network Additions – 21APR24". AeroRoutes.
  25. ^ "Turkish Airlines NS22 European Network Expansion Update - 08APR22".
  26. ^ "Statistics".
  27. ^ "Turkish passenger plane skidded off runway after 'sudden engine surge'".
  28. ^ Zuyev, Alexander (1992). Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire. Time Warner Publishing. pp. 348–350. ISBN 978-0446516488.
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