# Kayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR / LTAU)

**Kayseri Erkilet International Airport** (IATA: ASR, ICAO: LTAU) is a large airport in Kayseri, Kayseri Province, Turkey. It opened in 1998. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,841 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 2.8 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ASR / LTAU
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Kayseri, Kayseri Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1998
- Elevation: 1,056 m / 3,463 ft
- Coordinates: 38.7704, 35.4954
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,841 ft
- Passengers: 2,765,765 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Kayseri/AnaSayfa.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erkilet_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431698
- Weather station: LTAU · WMO 17195
- Ident: LTAU

## Timeline

- 1998: Kayseri Erkilet International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,000 m / 9,841 ft | 44 m / 145 ft | Concrete | 076° / 256° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,725,846 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,972,148 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,984,525 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,147,320 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,188,972 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,326,192 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,161,561 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,682,209 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,281,624 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 2,351,534 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 2,603,457 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 2,765,765 | Eurostat |

## Routes

21 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · Cyprus · 439 km / 273 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 462 km / 287 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 579 km / 360 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 639 km / 397 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 727 km / 452 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,175 km / 1,351 mi · SunExpress
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,365 km / 1,470 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,459 km / 1,528 mi · SunExpress
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,497 km / 1,552 mi · SunExpress
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 2,601 km / 1,616 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,627 km / 1,632 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,795 km / 1,737 mi · SunExpress
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 2,803 km / 1,742 mi · Pegasus Airlines

### Seasonal (12)

- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,840 km / 1,143 mi · SunExpress
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 2,092 km / 1,300 mi · SunExpress
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,175 km / 1,351 mi · AJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,267 km / 1,409 mi · SunExpress
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,365 km / 1,470 mi · AJet
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 2,454 km / 1,525 mi · SunExpress
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 2,531 km / 1,573 mi · SunExpress
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,586 km / 1,607 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Eurowings
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 2,764 km / 1,717 mi · SunExpress, TUI fly Belgium
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,795 km / 1,737 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 2,803 km / 1,742 mi · SunExpress
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 3,077 km / 1,912 mi · SunExpress

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 2,092 km / 1,300 mi · Smartwings

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (7)

- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 17
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 10
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 3
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal
- QS [Smartwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/smartwings) · 1 · seasonal charter
- TB [TUI fly Belgium](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-belgium) · 1 · seasonal
- 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 | 2.8M (2025) | #495 of 3,974 | #148 in Asia | #12 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,841 ft | =1,383 of 29,858 | =409 in Asia | #43 in TR |
| Elevation | 1,056 m / 3,463 ft | #4,435 of 43,403 | #419 in Asia | #12 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =533 in Asia | =38 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

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

## Nearby airports

- [TR-0338](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0338.md) Cappadocia Microlight Airfield · 56 km / 35 mi
- [NAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaz.md) Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport · 83 km / 52 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: “Erkilet International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erkilet_International_Airport&oldid=1368125923), revision of 7 Aug 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/ltau/data