AirportsKars Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kars, in Kars Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KSY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KSY
- ICAO code
- LTCF
- City
- Kars
- State or region
- Kars Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.5622° N, 43.1150° E
- Elevation
- 1,795 m (5,889 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KSY means Kars Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTCF. 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 40.5622° N, 43.1150° E. It stands 1,795 metres (5,889 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest large city in our data is Gyumri, about 67 km away in a straight line.
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
Kars Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shirak International AirportGyumri, Armenia | LWN | 66 km |
| Iğdır AirportIğdır | IGD | 92 km |
| Ağrı AirportAğrı | AJI | 101 km |
| Zvartnots International AirportYerevan, Armenia | EVN | 118 km |
| Alexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportBatumi, Georgia | BUS | 172 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,359 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,701 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,047 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,516 km | 4 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,966 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,517 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,490 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,024 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,783 km | 17 h 05 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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