Where is ASR airport?

ASR is a large airport in Kayseri, Kayseri Province, Turkey, at 38.7704, 35.4954, 1,056 m above sea level.

What time zone is ASR in?

ASR is in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+3.

How many passengers use ASR?

2,765,765 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 613,729 passengers, +10.7% on the same months of 2025.

Kayseri Erkilet International Airport opened in 1998.

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ASR — Kayseri Erkilet International Airport

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Large airport in Kayseri, Turkey.

IATA code: ASR
ICAO code: LTAU
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 2,765,765; 2025 · +6.2% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 13; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+3; Europe/Istanbul
Elevation: 1,056 m; 3,465 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,000 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 613,729 passengers, +10.7% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About ASR

Kayseri Erkilet International Airport is a large airport serving Kayseri, Turkey. It opened in 1998 and is run by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). 2,765,765 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 13 nonstop routes from ASR.

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Busiest nonstop routes from ASR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ASR → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	580 km	973,410
ASR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	641 km	782,478
ASR → AYT	Antalya, Turkey	462 km	173,029
ASR → DUS	Düsseldorf, Germany	2,632 km	136,477
ASR → ADB	İzmir, Turkey	729 km	130,683
ASR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2,801 km	55,244
ASR → ECN	Northern Cyprus, Cyprus	439 km	52,178
ASR → STR	Stuttgart, Germany	2,370 km	51,574
ASR → CGN	Cologne, Germany	2,590 km	42,261
ASR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	2,464 km	34,870
ASR → LGG	Liège, Belgium	2,696 km	25,883
ASR → MUC	Munich, Germany	2,179 km	24,246
ASR → JED	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	1,927 km	20,114

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
NAV	Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport	Nevşehir, Turkey	83 km
VAS	Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport	Sivas, Turkey	168 km
KCM	Kahramanmaraş Airport	Kahramanmaraş, Turkey	187 km
TJK	Tokat Airport	Tokat, Turkey	189 km
COV	Çukurova International Airport	Tarsus, Turkey	212 km

Distance from ASR to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ASR → LHR	London, United Kingdom	3,119 km	—
ASR → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,393 km	—
ASR → CDG	Paris, France	2,852 km	—
ASR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	2,464 km	34,870
ASR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	641 km	782,478
ASR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2,801 km	55,244
ASR → JFK	New York, United States	8,664 km	—
ASR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	9,882 km	—
ASR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	11,518 km	—
ASR → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	8,064 km	—
ASR → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,696 km	—
ASR → DOH	Doha, Qatar	2,128 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
07/25	3,000 m	44 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kayseri, Kayseri Province, Turkey · 38.7704, 35.4954

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Kayseri Erkilet International Airport has the IATA code ASR and the ICAO code LTAU. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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