Erzurum Airport is a
military and public airport serving the city of
Erzurum in eastern
Turkey. Inaugurated in 1966, it is 11 km far from the city. The airport's public
passenger terminal covers an area of 5,750 m
2 and has an open-air parking lot for 200 cars.
Airlines and destinations
Traffic Statistics
(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr
Incidents
* On 15 September 2012, an Armenian cargo aircraft landed here while en route to
Aleppo
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so that Turkish authorities could check for arms. Coming less than a week after a jetliner of
Syrian Arab Airlines was forced to land in
Ankara due to suspicion of carrying arms, this stop was planned and agreed on beforehand.
* On 21 October 2015, an airliner did an emergency landing while en route from
Vienna to
Abu Dhabi
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to offload a
Slovakian economy class passenger who was handcuffed and arrested for using the closer business class lavatory after getting
airsickness. The passenger was accommodated in a hotel overnight by the Turkish authorities and given a ticket to get back to her home country via
Istanbul. The Slovakian ambassador to Turkey sent a letter of thanks to the airport authorities for taking care of their citizen.
References
External links
Erzurum AirportErzurum Travel Guide
Airports in Turkey
Architecture in Turkey
Buildings and structures in Erzurum Province
Transport in Erzurum Province
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