# Malatya Erhaç Airport (MLX / LTAT)

**Malatya Erhaç Airport** (IATA: MLX, ICAO: LTAT) is a medium airport in Malatya, Malatya Province, Turkey. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 3,350 m (10,990 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 850 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MLX / LTAT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Malatya, Malatya Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 862 m / 2,828 ft
- Coordinates: 38.4353, 38.0910
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,350 m / 10,990 ft
- Passengers: 849,945 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://www.malatya.dhmi.gov.tr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malatya_Erha%C3%A7_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432008
- Weather station: LTAT · WMO 17200
- Ident: LTAT

## Timeline

- 1941: Malatya Erhaç Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,350 m / 10,990 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 031° / 211° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 647,953 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 767,453 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 789,079 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 886,412 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 872,136 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 743,741 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 478,546 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 651,388 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 665,895 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 730,395 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 808,242 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 849,945 | Eurostat |

## Routes

7 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 477 km / 296 mi · AJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 800 km / 497 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 858 km / 533 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 953 km / 592 mi · SunExpress

### Seasonal (3)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 664 km / 413 mi · SunExpress
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,658 km / 1,652 mi · SunExpress
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,821 km / 1,753 mi · SunExpress

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 4
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 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 | 850K (2025) | #893 of 3,974 | #278 in Asia | #23 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,350 m / 10,990 ft | =688 of 29,858 | =206 in Asia | =15 in TR |
| Elevation | 862 m / 2,828 ft | =5,928 of 43,403 | #530 in Asia | #28 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =123 in Asia | #6 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 122.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.350 |
| GND | GND | 121.950 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [ADF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcp.md) Adıyaman Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [EZS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltca.md) Elazığ Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [GNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcs.md) Şanlıurfa GAP Airport · 131 km / 81 mi
- [KCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcn.md) Kahramanmaraş Airport · 141 km / 88 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: “Malatya Erhaç Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malatya_Erhaç_Airport&oldid=1366475737), revision of 28 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/ltat/data