AirportsSivas Nuri Demirağ Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sivas, in Sivas Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAS
- ICAO code
- LTAR
- City
- Sivas
- State or region
- Sivas Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 39.8138° N, 36.9035° E
- Elevation
- 1,597 m (5,239 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,811 m (12,503 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAS means Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTAR. 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 39.8138° N, 36.9035° E. It stands 1,597 metres (5,239 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
Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,811 metres (12,503 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,811 m 12,503 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tokat AirportTokat | TJK | 72 km |
| Samsun-Çarşamba AirportSamsun | SZF | 163 km |
| Ordu–Giresun AirportOrdu | OGU | 163 km |
| Amasya Merzifon AirportAmasya | MZH | 163 km |
| Kayseri Erkilet International AirportKayseri | ASR | 168 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,866 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,132 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,361 km | 3 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,137 km | 4 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,652 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,430 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,972 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,510 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,264 km | 17 h 40 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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