# Batman Airport (BAL / LTCJ)

**Batman Airport** (IATA: BAL, ICAO: LTCJ) is a medium airport in Batman, Batman Province, Turkey. It opened in 1998. It has one runway, 3,048 m (10,000 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey). In 2025 it handled 737 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BAL / LTCJ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Batman, Batman Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1998
- Elevation: 555 m / 1,822 ft
- Coordinates: 37.9290, 41.1166
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,048 m / 10,000 ft
- Passengers: 737,301 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: http://www.batman.dhmi.gov.tr/havaalanlari/default.aspx?hv=44/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1163824
- Weather station: LTCJ · WMO 17282
- Ident: LTCJ

## Timeline

- 1998: Batman Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 434,849 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 434,849 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 439,634 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 519,336 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 665,466 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 524,237 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 373,273 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 527,082 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 425,148 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 549,846 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 644,121 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 737,301 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 743 km / 462 mi · AJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,066 km / 662 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Turkish Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- 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 | 737K (2025) | #941 of 3,974 | #297 in Asia | #26 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | =1,058 of 29,858 | =312 in Asia | =20 in TR |
| Elevation | 555 m / 1,822 ft | =9,802 of 43,403 | =753 in Asia | #46 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 | DIYARBAKIR APP | 122.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.950 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [SXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcl.md) Siirt Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [DIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcc.md) Diyarbakır Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [MQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcr.md) Mardin Airport · 89 km / 56 mi
- [KAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oskl.md) Qamishli International Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [MSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltck.md) Muş Airport · 103 km / 64 mi
- [NKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcv.md) Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · 104 km / 65 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: “Batman Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Batman_Airport&oldid=1363016863), revision of 7 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/ltcj/data