# Kars Airport (KSY / LTCF)

**Kars Airport** (IATA: KSY, ICAO: LTCF) is a medium airport in Kars, Kars Province, Turkey. It opened in 1988. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 605 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KSY / LTCF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Kars, Kars Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1988
- Elevation: 1,795 m / 5,889 ft
- Coordinates: 40.5622, 43.1150
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft
- Passengers: 605,167 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://kars.dhmi.gov.tr/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kars_Harakani_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1315027
- Weather station: LTCF · WMO 17098
- Ident: LTCF

## Timeline

- 1988: Kars Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 064° / 244° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 430,175 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 428,061 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 528,637 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 577,051 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 577,562 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 516,661 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 381,123 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 453,369 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 465,636 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 544,082 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 584,554 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 605,167 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 586 km / 364 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 859 km / 534 mi · AJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,163 km / 723 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,210 km / 752 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,392 km / 865 mi · SunExpress

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 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 | 605K (2025) | #1,031 of 3,974 | #324 in Asia | #28 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =149 in Asia | #10 in TR |
| Elevation | 1,795 m / 5,889 ft | =1,136 of 43,403 | #176 in Asia | #2 in TR |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =441 in Asia | =21 in TR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 122.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [LWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udsg.md) Shirak International Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [IGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltct.md) Iğdır Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [AJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltco.md) Ağrı Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · 118 km / 73 mi
- [UDYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udye.md) Erebuni Airport · 124 km / 77 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: “Kars Harakani Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kars_Harakani_Airport&oldid=1367409951), revision of 2 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/ltcf/data