Iğdır Airport
Iğdır Airport (IATA: IGD, ICAO: LTCT) (Turkish: Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı) is a public airport in Iğdır, located in Iğdır Province, Turkey. Opened to civil air traffic in July 2012, the airport is 16 km (9.9 mi) away from Iğdır city centre.[2]
Iğdır Airport Iğdır Şehit Bülent Aydın Havalimanı | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Iğdır | ||||||||||
| Location | Iğdır | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,100 ft / 945 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°58′36″N 43°52′36″E[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | http://igdir.dhmi.gov.tr/ | ||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AnadoluJet | Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[3] |
Trivia
The airport was depicted in a Turkish Airlines advertisement, where a group of kids trying to ask the Turkish Airlines aircraft to land at their town (and their own made airport), and little to their knowledge that a real airport was constructed.[4]
External links
- http://airlineroute.net/2012/07/19/tk7-igd-jul12/
- http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/igdir-havalimani-cuma-gunu-aciliyor.html
- http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/basbakandan-kuleden-ucaga-anons.html
- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eastern-province-of-igdir-welcomes-airport.aspx?pageID=238&nID=25463&NewsCatID=345
- http://www.turkishairlines.com/tr-tr/kurumsal/haberler/13092/yeni-ucuslarimiz-igdir
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