# Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV / LTAZ)

**Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport** (IATA: NAV, ICAO: LTAZ) is a large airport in Nevşehir, Nevşehir Province, Turkey. It opened in 1998. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,842 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 755 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NAV / LTAZ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Nevşehir, Nevşehir Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1998
- Elevation: 945 m / 3,100 ft
- Coordinates: 38.7719, 34.5345
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft
- Passengers: 754,508 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://kapadokya.dhmi.gov.tr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nev%C5%9Fehir_Kapadokya_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432167
- Weather station: LTAZ · WMO 17194
- Ident: LTAZ

## Timeline

- 1998: Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 297,532 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 362,655 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 367,740 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 127,869 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 381,166 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 494,627 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 134,263 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 264,306 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 441,089 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 564,351 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 721,977 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 754,508 | 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 · 505 km / 314 mi · AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 567 km / 352 mi · Turkish Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 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 | 755K (2025) | #936 of 3,974 | #295 in Asia | #25 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =389 in Asia | =37 in TR |
| Elevation | 945 m / 3,100 ft | =5,220 of 43,403 | =476 in Asia | #20 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 | ESENBOGA APP | 119.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 35.892 |

## Nearby airports

- [TR-0338](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0338.md) Cappadocia Microlight Airfield · 30 km / 18 mi
- [ASR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltau.md) Kayseri Erkilet International 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: “Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nevşehir_Kapadokya_Airport&oldid=1369221555), revision of 13 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/ltaz/data