Erzurum Airport is a
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
and public airport serving the city of
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010.
The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
in eastern
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. 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,
Syria so that Turkish authorities could check for arms. Coming less than a week after a jetliner of
Syrian Arab Airlines
Syrian Airlines ( ar, السورية للطيران), operating as SyrianAir ( ar, السورية), is the flag carrier airline of Syria. It operates scheduled international services to several destinations in Asia, Europe and North Africa, thoug ...
was forced to land in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
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
en, Viennese
, iso_code = AT-9
, registration_plate = W
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, postal_code =
, timezone = CET
, utc_offset = +1
, timezone_DST ...
to
Abu Dhabi to offload a
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
n economy class passenger who was handcuffed and arrested for using the closer business class lavatory after getting
airsickness
Airsickness is a specific form of motion sickness which is induced by air travel and is considered a normal response in healthy individuals. Airsickness occurs when the central nervous system receives conflicting messages from the body (including ...
. 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
)
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 34000 to 34990
, area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side)
, registration_plate = 34
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. 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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