# Etimesgut Air Base (ANK / LTAD)

**Etimesgut Air Base** (IATA: ANK, ICAO: LTAD) is a medium airport in Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey. It opened in 1933. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltad

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ANK / LTAD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Owner: General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
- Serves: Ankara, Ankara Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 809 m / 2,653 ft
- Coordinates: 39.9498, 32.6886
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etimesgut_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4819031
- Weather station: LTAD · WMO 17129
- Ident: LTAD

## Timeline

- 1933: Etimesgut Air Base opens.
- 2025: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey) becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11L/29R | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 114° / 294° | yes |
| 11R/29L | 1,477 m / 4,846 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 114° / 294° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =26 in TR |
| Elevation | 809 m / 2,653 ft | =6,417 of 43,403 | #559 in Asia | #35 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =56 in Asia | =2 in TR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | ESENBOGA APP | 119.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LTAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltae.md) Akıncı Air Base · 18 km / 11 mi
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [TR-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0004.md) Temelli Air Base · 35 km / 22 mi
- [LTAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltav.md) Sivrihisar Airport · 126 km / 78 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltad/data