Malatya Erhaç Airport

Malatya Airport (Turkish: Malatya Havalimanı) (IATA: MLX, ICAO: LTAT) is a military and public airport in Malatya, Turkey. The airport, opened in 1941, is located 34 km (21 mi) from Malatya.

Malatya Airport

Malatya Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic /Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
LocationMalatya, Turkey
Elevation AMSL862 m / 2,828 ft
Coordinates38°26′07″N 038°05′27″E
Websitedhmi.gov.tr
Map
MLX
Location of airport in Turkey
MLX
MLX (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,350 10,991 Asphalt
Sources: DHMİ [1] and DAFIF[2][3]

History

Malatya Airport was initially set up in an the Battalgazi area of Old Malatya before being transferred to its current location in May 1941. Its yearly passenger capacity is 100,000 in international line and 900,000 in domestic line. Plane capacity is 17,250. There are 6 scheduled passenger flights. The airport is used both for civil and military usage and right of use is in the hands of General Directorate of State Airports Authority and Air Force Command.

Due to its strategic geographical position, Malatya Airport is a major hub for Southeastern Turkey; as a result of improvements in the aerospace sector, there has been an increase of 100% both in the flights and the number of passengers. Therefore; the building became inadequate for meeting the increased needs, leading to the construction of a new building in 2009 according to international standards; the length of the runway is 3350x45mt; the first flight was on 23 October 2010. With the new runway, passenger numbers have reached from 300,000 passengers yearly to 1 million.

A new terminal is expected to open in 2023.[4]

During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the ceiling of the airport experienced a partial collapse.[5]

2nd Land Aviation Regiment

Next to Erhaç Airport is the 2nd Land Aviation Regiment Command, headed by a Colonel. Turkish-made TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK combat helicopters joined the Command in 2014.[6]

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
AnadoluJet Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
SunExpress Izmir
Seasonal: Antalya,[7] Düsseldorf,[8] Frankfurt[7]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at MLX airport. See Wikidata query.
Malatya Erhaç Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics
Year (months) Domestic  % change International  % change Total  % change
2011 * 548,412 9.0% 17,075 2.0% 565,487 9.0%
2010 503,820 15.0% 16,683 30.0% 520,503 12.0%
2009 439,057 0.2% 23,827 6.9% 462,884 0.2%
2008 438,226 8.0% 25,591 77.0% 463,817 10.0%
2007 407,026 14,418 421,444

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr[9]

References
  1. (in Turkish) Malatya Hava Meydanı Archived 1 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at DHMİ (State Airports Authority)
  2. "Airport information for LTAT". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for LTAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. https://m.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/malatya-havalimani-yeni-terminal-binasina-kavusuyor.html
  5. Barut, D. (6 February 2023). "Malatya üşüyor: Hava soğuyor, yardım yetersiz" [Malatya is getting cold: It's getting cold, help is not enough] (in Turkish). Gazete Duvar. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. "5 ATAK helikopteri Malatya'da" (in Turkish). Sabah. 10 November 2014.
  7. "SunExpress Announces 2021 Summer Program". ftnnews.com. 23 February 2021.
  8. Liu, Jim (3 September 2020). "SunExpress 01-19SEP20 International operations as of 30AUG20". routesonline.com.
  9. Statistics



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