AirportsVan Ferit Melen Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Van, in Van Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAN
- ICAO code
- LTCI
- City
- Van
- State or region
- Van Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.4682° N, 43.3323° E
- Elevation
- 1,670 m (5,480 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAN means Van Ferit Melen Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTCI. 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 38.4682° N, 43.3323° E. It stands 1,670 metres (5,480 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
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
Van Ferit Melen Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 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 38.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hakkari Yüksekova AirportHakkari | YKO | 129 km |
| Ağrı AirportAğrı | AJI | 135 km |
| Muş AirportMuş | MSR | 148 km |
| Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak | NKT | 166 km |
| Iğdır AirportIğdır | IGD | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,297 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,569 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,855 km | 2 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,669 km | 4 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,149 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,746 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,398 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,133 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,690 km | 17 h 00 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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