# Erzurum International Airport (ERZ / LTCE)

**Erzurum International Airport** (IATA: ERZ, ICAO: LTCE) is a medium airport in Erzurum, Erzurum Province, Turkey. It opened in 1966. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,810 m (12,500 ft). It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 1.3 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ERZ / LTCE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Erzurum, Erzurum Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1966
- Elevation: 1,757 m / 5,763 ft
- Coordinates: 39.9565, 41.1702
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,810 m / 12,500 ft
- Passengers: 1,268,079 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erzurum_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431265
- Weather station: LTCE · WMO 17096
- Ident: LTCE

## Timeline

- 1966: Erzurum International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08R/26L | 3,810 m / 12,500 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Concrete | 088° / 268° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 3,810 m / 12,499 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 976,336 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,081,109 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,199,953 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,349,633 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,365,450 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,014,971 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 563,185 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 781,030 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 864,506 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,047,427 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,186,138 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,268,079 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (6)

- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 696 km / 432 mi · AJet
- [YEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbr.md) Bursa Yenişehir Airport · Türkiye · 987 km / 613 mi · AJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,009 km / 627 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,059 km / 658 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,222 km / 759 mi · SunExpress
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,922 km / 1,816 mi · SunExpress

### Seasonal (1)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 964 km / 599 mi · SunExpress

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 3
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 3
- 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 | 1.3M (2025) | #736 of 3,974 | #216 in Asia | #15 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,810 m / 12,500 ft | =197 of 29,858 | =46 in Asia | #4 in TR |
| Elevation | 1,757 m / 5,763 ft | #1,231 of 43,403 | #190 in Asia | #3 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =313 in Asia | #14 in TR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.950 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [BGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcu.md) Bingöl Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [RZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo.md) Rize–Artvin Airport · 139 km / 86 mi
- [MSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltck.md) Muş Airport · 141 km / 88 mi
- [ERC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcd.md) Erzincan Airport · 143 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: “Erzurum Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erzurum_Airport&oldid=1374246863), revision of 10 Sep 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/ltce/data