Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport ( tr, Kayseri Erkilet Havalimanı, ) is a military
airbase
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and public
airport
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located north
of
Kayseri
Kayseri (; el, Καισάρεια) is a large Industrialisation, industrialised List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. The Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality area is comp ...
in the
Kayseri Province
The Kayseri Province ( tr, ) is situated in central Turkey. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of Kayseri. It covers an area of 16,917 km2 and it borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yoz ...
of
Turkey
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. The airport is a major hub for travel to
Cappadocia
Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...
.
Facilities
The prior capacity of the airport was 600,000 passengers per year. With the opening of the new international
terminal
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in March 2007, its total capacity increased up to one million passengers per year. The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the
Boeing 747
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After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, t ...
. However, smaller jets like the
Boeing 737
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...
and
Boeing 757
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The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the 727 (a trijet), received its first orders in August 1978.
The prototype completed its mai ...
are more commonly seen there.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Erkilet Airport
Statistics
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr
Access
Public buses run from the airport (just outside the gates) to the city center and vice versa.
"KAYSERİ ULAŞIM BİLGİ SİSTEMİ (KUBİS)"
Havaalanına giden hatlar, 2010 ©. Retrieved on 03 December 2013. Travelers can also hire a taxi or rent a car. A less expensive option is to pre-arrange your airport pick up either through a travel agency or your hotel.
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Airports in Turkey
Turkish Air Force bases
Buildings and structures in Kayseri Province
Transport in Kayseri Province