Amasya Merzifon Airport

Amasya Merzifon Airport

Amasya Merzifon Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesMerzifon
LocationMerzifon, Amasya, Turkey
Opened2008
Elevation AMSL1,758 ft / 536 m
Coordinates40°49′45″N 035°31′19″E / 40.82917°N 35.52194°E / 40.82917; 35.52194
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
MZH
Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,926 9,600 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF
Aeriak view of the airport.

Merzifon Airport or Amasya Merzifon Airport (IATA: MZH, ICAO: LTAP) is a military airport located in the city of Merzifon in the Amasya Province of Turkey.

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Turkish Airlines Istanbul

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at MZH airport. See Wikidata query.
Amasya–Merzifon Airport passenger traffic statistics
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2024 126,182 5% 12,479 23% 138,661 6%
2023 120,078 50% 10,126 23% 130,204 40%
2022 80,065 11% 13,168 38% 93,233 16%
2021 90,219 5% 21,226 423% 111,445 24%
2020 85,951 47% 4,062 41% 90,013 46%
2019 160,842 6% 6,916 24% 167,758 7%
2018 171,379 19% 9,092 11% 180,471 19%
2017 211,834 140% 10,162 198% 221,996 142%
2016 88,318 38% 3,411 11% 91,729 37%
2015 142,378 5% 3,830 43% 146,208 6%
2014 135,073 20% 2,680 235% 137,753 21%
2013 112,659 38% 799 42% 113,458 37%
2012 81,362 69% 1,388 - 82,750 72%
2011 48,035 25% - 100% 48,035 25%
2010 64,007 62% 386 109% 64,393 63%
2009 39,392 184% 185 - 39,577 185%
2008 - - 13,888 - 13,888 -

^1 : 2008 statistics correspond to the last 7 months of 2008 since the opening of the airport.

Military usage

Merzifon is the 5th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 2nd Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Malatya/Erhaç (LTAT), Diyarbakır (LTCC) and İncirlik (LTAG).

References

  1. ^ "Airport information for LTAP". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for LTAP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistics".
  5. ^ scramble.nl - Turkish Air Force Archived 2010-10-01 at the Wayback Machine