Sivas Airport

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport (IATA: VAS, ICAO: LTAR) is an airport located 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Sivas, Turkey.

Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport Sivas Nuri Demirağ Havalimanı
IATA: VAS ICAO: LTAR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Location	Sivas, Turkey
Opened	1957
Elevation AMSL	5,222 ft / 1,591 m
Coordinates	39°48′06.7″N 036°53′36.1″E
Website	www.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
VAS Location of the airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 12,500 3,810 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 429.062 ( 27%) Cargo 3.970 ( 20%)

Overview

The airport was opened to air traffic in 1957 to be used for military purposes; in 1990, DHMİ (State Airports Authority) built a 2,217-square-metre (23,860 sq ft) terminal building to begin to serve the civilian air traffic.

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport closed air traffic with decision of cabinet on 31 January 2002, and opened air traffic with decision of cabinet on 17 October 2003. The airport was closed again to air traffic on 15 April 2006 due to the repair of the runway and expansion work, and 01/19 width of the runway has been removed from 30 meters to 45 meters. After special lighting and asphalt work completed, runway 19/01 is the-second longest runway in Turkey with 3,811 by 45 metres (12,503 ft × 148 ft). The new apron, five aircraft capacity and 120 by 240 metres (390 ft × 790 ft) in size and runway taxiway connection was put into service on 22 December 2006. The new terminal building opened for use on 18 December 2010 with an annual capacity of 3 million passengers. The original terminal building meets the standards of today's airport was built as an architecture with a modern facility.

History

Runway

Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport old terminal

1957 – It was built to be used by NATO.

1990 – The first terminal building was made by DHMI.

2002 – Airport was closed to air transport because it did not profit by the government of the time was.

2003 – Airways due to intensive use across the country, was opened to the air transport again.

2006 – Starting work on the Runway extension 30 meters wide runway extended to 45 meters, and lighting systems were established at the same time.

2007 – On June 23, 2007, by an international expedition made the first flight with Stuttgart.

2010 – The annual capacity of 3,000,000 passengers in the new terminal building was completed and opened. The re-opened airport name has been changed to Sivas Nuri Demirag Airport.

2011 – May 22, 2011 Sunday, charter and scheduled 52 flight was performed due to the Fenerbahçe football match.

2012 – Customs services should be transferred except for continuous duty applications starting international flights passengers and cargo services has been given.

2013 – Airport has been barrier free.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sivas Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
AJet	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökcen
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökcen, Izmir
SunExpress	Izmir
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at VAS airport. See Wikidata query.

Sivas–Nuri Demirağ Airport passenger traffic statistics

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2023	422,875	16%	4,733	103%	427,608	17%
2022	364,711	10%	2,326	40%	367,037	11%
2021	406,563	37%	3,874	13%	410,437	36%
2020	296,451	39%	4,430	1%	300,881	39%
2019	486,840	15%	4,468	35%	491,308	15%
2018	574,523	2%	6,844	0%	581,367	2%
2017	560,867	1%	6,822	20%	567,689	1%
2016	556,474	6%	5,685	9%	562,159	6%
2015	524,666	26%	6,275	12%	530,941	26%
2014	415,451	25%	7,105	2%	422,556	25%
2013	331,771	40%	6,959	1%	338,730	39%
2012	237,120	7%	6,890	9%	244,010	7%
2011	221,049	106%	7,550	85%	228,599	105%
2010	107,386	12%	4,071	106%	111,457	10%
2009	122,158	6%	1,979	79%	124,137	0%
2008	114,855	17%	9,502	141%	124,357	22%
2007	98,010	-	3,949	-	101,959	-

External links

Media related to Sivas Airport at Wikimedia Commons