# Kastamonu Airport (KFS / LTAL)

**Kastamonu Airport** (IATA: KFS, ICAO: LTAL) is a medium airport in Kastamonu, Kastamonu Province, Turkey. It opened in 1990. It has one runway, 2,250 m (7,382 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 59 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KFS / LTAL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Kastamonu, Kastamonu Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1990
- Elevation: 1,073 m / 3,520 ft
- Coordinates: 41.3142, 33.7958
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,250 m / 7,382 ft
- Passengers: 58,979 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://www.kastamonu.dhmi.gov.tr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastamonu_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431667
- Weather station: LTAL · WMO 17074
- Ident: LTAL

## Timeline

- 1990: Kastamonu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 182° / 002° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 67,362 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 82,960 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 107,199 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 92,530 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 91,592 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 63,445 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 25,221 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 30,976 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 44,317 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 61,297 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 58,623 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 58,979 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 423 km / 263 mi · Turkish Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (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 | 59K (2025) | #2,023 of 3,974 | #637 in Asia | #51 in TR |
| Longest runway | 2,250 m / 7,382 ft | =3,184 of 29,858 | =976 in Asia | #63 in TR |
| Elevation | 1,073 m / 3,520 ft | =4,311 of 43,403 | #414 in Asia | #10 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1990 | =9,671 of 15,079 | =456 in Asia | #25 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR |

## Nearby airports

- [NOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcm.md) Sinop Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [ONQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltas.md) Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport · 144 km / 89 mi
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · 148 km / 92 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: “Kastamonu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kastamonu_Airport&oldid=1363047856), revision of 7 Jul 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/ltal/data