AirportsSamsun-Çarşamba Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Samsun, in Samsun Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SZF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SZF
- ICAO code
- LTFH
- City
- Samsun
- State or region
- Samsun Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.2540° N, 36.5675° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SZF means Samsun-Çarşamba Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTFH. 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 41.2540° N, 36.5675° E. It stands 5 metres (18 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
Samsun-Çarşamba Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 51 airports of Turkey on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,000 m 9,843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amasya Merzifon AirportAmasya | MZH | 100 km |
| Tokat AirportTokat | TJK | 104 km |
| Ordu–Giresun AirportOrdu | OGU | 131 km |
| Sinop AirportSinop | NOP | 151 km |
| Sivas Nuri Demirağ AirportSivas | VAS | 163 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,914 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,223 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,484 km | 3 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,020 km | 4 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,522 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,271 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,039 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,440 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,333 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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