# Çardak Airport (DNZ / LTAY)

**Çardak Airport** (IATA: DNZ, ICAO: LTAY) is a medium airport in Denizli, Denizli Province, Turkey. It opened in 1991. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 459 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DNZ / LTAY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Denizli, Denizli Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1991
- Elevation: 852 m / 2,795 ft
- Coordinates: 37.7856, 29.7013
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 459,055 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://cardak.dhmi.gov.tr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denizli_%C3%87ardak_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431199
- Weather station: LTAY
- Ident: LTAY

## Timeline

- 1991: Çardak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 059° / 239° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 404,340 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 514,459 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 550,955 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 680,999 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 656,610 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 648,590 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 233,197 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 315,714 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 389,459 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 434,873 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 453,162 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 459,055 | Eurostat |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 348 km / 216 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 397 km / 247 mi · Turkish Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1
- 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 | 459K (2025) | #1,150 of 3,974 | #369 in Asia | #32 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | =37 in TR |
| Elevation | 852 m / 2,795 ft | =6,015 of 43,403 | #537 in Asia | #29 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1991 | =9,835 of 15,079 | =463 in Asia | #26 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MENDERES APP | 121.600 |
| GND | GND | 25.125 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [ISE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfc.md) Süleyman Demirel International Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [USQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbo.md) Uşak Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [AFY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltah.md) Afyon Air Base · 131 km / 81 mi
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · 138 km / 86 mi
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · 144 km / 89 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: “Denizli Çardak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denizli_Çardak_Airport&oldid=1365883738), revision of 25 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/ltay/data