VAN — Van Ferit Melen Airport
- IATA code
- VAN
- ICAO code
- LTCI
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,164,376
- 2025 · −28.5% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 7
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Europe/Istanbul
- Elevation
- 1,670 m
- 5,479 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,750 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 424,411 passengers, +7.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About VAN
Van Ferit Melen Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Van, Turkey. It opened in 1943 and is run by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). 1,164,376 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 7 nonstop routes from VAN.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from VAN
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| VAN → SAW | 1,231 km | 470,825 |
| VAN → IST | 1,286 km | 438,756 |
| VAN → ESB | 910 km | 370,438 |
| VAN → AYT | 1,118 km | 136,873 |
| VAN → ADB | 1,412 km | 135,490 |
| VAN → COV | 749 km | 28,051 |
| VAN → TZX | 413 km | 21,437 |
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.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YKO | Hakkari Yüksekova Airport | 129 km |
| AJI | Ağrı Airport | 135 km |
| MSR | Muş Airport | 148 km |
Distance from VAN to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,750 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Van, Van Province, Turkey · 38.4682, 43.3323
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