AirportsÇukurova International Airport is a large airport serving Tarsus, in Mersin Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is COV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- COV
- ICAO code
- LTDB
- City
- Tarsus
- State or region
- Mersin Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.8915° N, 35.0712° E
- Elevation
- 11 m (35 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,482 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, COV means Çukurova International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTDB. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.8915° N, 35.0712° E. It stands 11 metres (35 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Istanbul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Çukurova International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,482 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L/21R | 3,500 m 11,482 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 03R/21L | 3,500 m 11,482 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hatay AirportAntakya | HTY | 123 km |
| Kahramanmaraş AirportKahramanmaraş | KCM | 182 km |
| Latakia International AirportLatakia, Syria | LTK | 183 km |
| Aleppo International AirportAleppo, Syria | ALP | 208 km |
| Kayseri Erkilet International AirportKayseri | ASR | 212 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,005 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,168 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,319 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,219 km | 4 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,758 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,673 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,055 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,830 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,326 km | 17 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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