# Çukurova International Airport (COV / LTDB)

**Çukurova International Airport** (IATA: COV, ICAO: LTDB) is a large airport in Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey. It opened on 10 Aug 2024. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 m (11,482 ft). In 2025 it handled 5.4 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: COV / LTDB
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey)
- Serves: Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey
- Opened: 10 Aug 2024
- Elevation: 11 m / 35 ft
- Coordinates: 36.8915, 35.0712
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,482 ft
- Passengers: 5,433,919 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: https://cukurovaairport.aero
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ukurova_International_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8077814
- Weather station: LTDB
- Ident: LTDB

## Timeline

- 10 Aug 2024: Çukurova International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03L/21R | 3,500 m / 11,482 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete |  | yes |
| 03R/21L | 3,500 m / 11,482 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,928,650 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 5,433,919 | Eurostat |

## Routes

29 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [ALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osap.md) Aleppo International Airport · Syria · 208 km / 129 mi · Fly Cham
- [ECN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcen.md) Ercan International Airport · Cyprus · 239 km / 149 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Fly Kıbrıs Hava Yolları, AJet
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 344 km / 214 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 380 km / 236 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 403 km / 250 mi · AJet
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 409 km / 254 mi · Fly Cham
- [SZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfh.md) Samsun-Çarşamba Airport · Türkiye · 502 km / 312 mi · SunExpress
- [DLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbs.md) Dalaman International Airport · Türkiye · 559 km / 347 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [YEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbr.md) Bursa Yenişehir Airport · Türkiye · 607 km / 377 mi · SunExpress
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 612 km / 380 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 658 km / 409 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 668 km / 415 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 714 km / 444 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 732 km / 455 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [VAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltci.md) Van Ferit Melen Airport · Türkiye · 748 km / 465 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 796 km / 495 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 2,129 km / 1,323 mi · Aeroflot
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,466 km / 1,532 mi · SunExpress
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,569 km / 1,596 mi · SunExpress
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,742 km / 1,704 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 3,187 km / 1,980 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress

### Seasonal (9)

- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 1,283 km / 797 mi · AJet
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,278 km / 1,415 mi · SunExpress
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,405 km / 1,494 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Eurowings
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,626 km / 1,632 mi · SunExpress
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 2,679 km / 1,665 mi · Eurowings
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,699 km / 1,677 mi · SunExpress
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,742 km / 1,704 mi · Eurowings
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 2,872 km / 1,785 mi · SunExpress
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,914 km / 1,811 mi · SunExpress

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (8)

- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 16
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 13
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 5
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 3 · seasonal
- [Fly Cham](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-cham) · 2
- SU [Aeroflot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroflot) · 1
- [Fly Kıbrıs Hava Yolları](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-k-br-s-hava-yollar) · 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 | 5.4M (2025) | #320 of 3,974 | #99 in Asia | #7 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,482 ft | =531 of 29,858 | =158 in Asia | #11 in TR |
| Elevation | 11 m / 35 ft | =40,124 of 43,403 | =2,736 in Asia | #80 in TR |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =841 in Asia | #65 in TR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =3 in TR |

## Nearby airports

- [TR-0334](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0334.md) Agricultural Airfield · 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
- [TR-0341](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0341.md) Agricultural Airfield · 20 km / 12 mi
- [ADA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaf.md) Adana Şakirpaşa Airport · 21 km / 13 mi
- [UAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltag.md) İncirlik Air Base · 34 km / 21 mi
- [TR-0092](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tr-0092.md) Kelaynak Aviation Club Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [HTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltda.md) Hatay Airport · 123 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: “Çukurova International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Çukurova_International_Airport&oldid=1369562752), revision of 15 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/ltdb/data