# Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport (GZT / LTAJ)

**Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport** (IATA: GZT, ICAO: LTAJ) is a large airport in Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It opened in 1976. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, paved. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 3.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GZT / LTAJ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Gaziantep, Gaziantep Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1976
- Elevation: 706 m / 2,315 ft
- Coordinates: 36.9472, 37.4787
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 3,068,199 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziantep_O%C4%9Fuzeli_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431357
- Weather station: LTAJ · WMO 17260
- Ident: LTAJ

## Timeline

- 1976: Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10L/28R | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 48 m / 157 ft | Paved | 105° / 285° | yes |

- 10L/28R slopes 1.3%: threshold 28R at 668 m / 2,190 ft, threshold 10L at 706 m / 2,315 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,082,821 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,331,227 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2,330,490 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,629,569 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,655,336 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,544,944 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,390,784 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,859,524 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,350,266 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 2,627,285 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 2,955,261 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,068,199 | Eurostat |

## Routes

18 destinations in 7 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · Cyprus · 409 km / 254 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 526 km / 327 mi · AJet
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 583 km / 362 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 594 km / 369 mi · SunExpress
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 738 km / 459 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 832 km / 517 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 894 km / 556 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 921 km / 572 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,437 km / 1,514 mi · SunExpress
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,534 km / 1,575 mi · SunExpress
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,627 km / 1,632 mi · SunExpress
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,633 km / 1,636 mi · SunExpress
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,723 km / 1,692 mi · SunExpress
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,850 km / 1,771 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,892 km / 1,797 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 3,341 km / 2,076 mi · SunExpress

### Seasonal (3)

- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,534 km / 1,575 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 2,712 km / 1,685 mi · SunExpress
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,764 km / 1,717 mi · SunExpress, Corendon Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GZT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 11
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 7
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 5
- XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.1M (2025) | #458 of 3,974 | #138 in Asia | #11 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | =37 in TR |
| Elevation | 706 m / 2,315 ft | =7,548 of 43,403 | #615 in Asia | #40 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =372 in Asia | =15 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.100 |
| ATIS |  | 119.275 |

## Nearby airports

- [KCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcn.md) Kahramanmaraş Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [ALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osap.md) Aleppo International Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [ADF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcp.md) Adıyaman Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [HTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltda.md) Hatay Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [GNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcs.md) Şanlıurfa GAP Airport · 137 km / 85 mi
- [OS57](https://dromopedia.com/airports/os57.md) Abu ad Duhur Air Base · 139 km / 86 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaziantep_Oğuzeli_Airport&oldid=1372560804), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/ltaj/data