Sivas Airport

Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport

Sivas Nuri Demirağ Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
LocationSivas, Turkey
Opened1957
Elevation AMSL5,222 ft / 1,591 m
Coordinates39°48′06.7″N 036°53′36.1″E / 39.801861°N 36.893361°E / 39.801861; 36.893361
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VAS
Location of the airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 12,500 3,810 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers438,184 ( 2%)
Cargo3.900 ( 24%)

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport (IATA: VAS, ICAO: LTAR) is an airport located 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Sivas, Turkey.

Overview

The airport was opened to air traffic in 1957 to be used for military purposes; in 1990, DHMİ (State Airports Authority)[1] built a 2,217-square-metre (23,860 sq ft) terminal building to begin to serve the civilian air traffic.

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport closed air traffic with decision of cabinet on 31 January 2002, and opened air traffic with decision of cabinet on 17 October 2003. The airport was closed again to air traffic on 15 April 2006 due to the repair of the runway and expansion work, and 01/19 width of the runway has been removed from 30 meters to 45 meters. After special lighting and asphalt work completed, runway 19/01 is the-second longest runway in Turkey with 3,811 by 45 metres (12,503 ft × 148 ft).[2] The new apron, five aircraft capacity and 120 by 240 metres (390 ft × 790 ft) in size and runway taxiway connection was put into service on 22 December 2006. The new terminal building opened for use on 18 December 2010 with an annual capacity of 3 million passengers. The original terminal building meets the standards of today's airport was built as an architecture with a modern facility.

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
AJet[3] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökcen[4]
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökcen,[5] Izmir[6]
SunExpress Izmir[7]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[8]

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at VAS airport. See Wikidata query.
Sivas–Nuri Demirağ Airport passenger traffic statistics[9]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2024 432,153 2% 6,031 27% 438,184 2%
2023 422,875 16% 4,733 103% 427,608 17%
2022 364,711 10% 2,326 40% 367,037 11%
2021 406,563 37% 3,874 13% 410,437 36%
2020 296,451 39% 4,430 1% 300,881 39%
2019 486,840 15% 4,468 35% 491,308 15%
2018 574,523 2% 6,844 0% 581,367 2%
2017 560,867 1% 6,822 20% 567,689 1%
2016 556,474 6% 5,685 9% 562,159 6%
2015 524,666 26% 6,275 12% 530,941 26%
2014 415,451 25% 7,105 2% 422,556 25%
2013 331,771 40% 6,959 1% 338,730 39%
2012 237,120 7% 6,890 9% 244,010 7%
2011 221,049 106% 7,550 85% 228,599 105%
2010 107,386 12% 4,071 106% 111,457 10%
2009 122,158 6% 1,979 79% 124,137 0%
2008 114,855 17% 9,502 141% 124,357 22%
2007 98,010 - 3,949 - 101,959 -

References

  1. ^ Skyscanner. "Sivas Airport". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Official Airport website
  3. ^ "Flight network". anadolujet.com.
  4. ^ Liu, Jim (13 March 2024). "AJet NS24 New Flight Number Designations – 12MAR24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  6. ^ "Pegasus NW24 Network Additions – 11SEP24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.airporthaber2.com/havacilik-haberleri/sunexpressten-kis-sezonunda-ic-hatlarda-11-yeni-rota.html
  8. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  9. ^ "Statistics".

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