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Konya Air Base

Konya Airport
Konya Havalimanı
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator DHMİ (State Airports Administration)
Turkish Air Force
Location Konya, Turkey
Elevation AMSL 3,381 ft / 1,031 m
Coordinates 37°58′44.40″N 032°33′42.70″E / 37.9790000°N 32.5618611°E / 37.9790000; 32.5618611Coordinates: 37°58′44.40″N 032°33′42.70″E / 37.9790000°N 32.5618611°E / 37.9790000; 32.5618611
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KYA is located in Turkey
KYA
KYA
Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01R/19L 3,350 10,990 Concrete
01L/19R 3,350 10,990 Concrete-Asphalt
Sources: DHMİ and DAFIF

Konya Airport (Turkish: Konya Havalimanı) (IATA: KYAICAO: LTAN) is a military airbase and public airport in Konya, Turkey. The airport is also used by NATO. Opened to the public in 2000, the airport is 18 km from the city. In 2006, Konya Airport served 2,924 aircraft and 262,561 passengers. The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 2,650 m² and has parking for 278 cars.

Konya Airport is home to the 3rd Air Wing (Ana Jet Üssü or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE), Bandırma (LTBG) and Balıkesir (LTBF).

In 2015 a complete new airport terminal was opened with the capacity increased above 5 times the actual.

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr


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