AirportsHakkari Yüksekova Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hakkari, in Hakkâri Province, Turkey. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YKO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YKO
- ICAO code
- LTCW
- City
- Hakkari
- State or region
- Hakkâri Province
- Country
- Turkey
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 37.5497° N, 44.2381° E
- Elevation
- 1,951 m (6,400 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YKO means Hakkari Yüksekova Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LTCW. 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 37.5497° N, 44.2381° E. It stands 1,951 metres (6,400 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 Orūmīyeh, about 74 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
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Urmia AirportUrmia, Iran | OMH | 74 km |
| Van Ferit Melen AirportVan | VAN | 129 km |
| Erbil International AirportArbil, Iraq | EBL | 148 km |
| Tabriz International AirportTabriz, Iran | TBZ | 187 km |
| Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak | NKT | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,202 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,450 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,725 km | 2 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,795 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,278 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,865 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,291 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,120 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,581 km | 16 h 50 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.
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