# Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF / LTFH)

**Samsun-Çarşamba Airport** (IATA: SZF, ICAO: LTFH) is a medium airport in Samsun, Samsun Province, Turkey. It opened in 1998. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, concrete. In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SZF / LTFH
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Samsun, Samsun Province, Turkey
- Opened: 1998
- Elevation: 6 m / 18 ft
- Coordinates: 41.2540, 36.5675
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 1,640,063 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul
- Website: https://www.dhmi.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Havalimani/Carsamba/AnaSayfa.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsun_%C3%87ar%C5%9Famba_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432694
- Weather station: LTFH · WMO 17031
- Ident: LTFH

## Timeline

- 1998: Samsun-Çarşamba Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 134° / 314° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,522,058 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,713,247 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,783,839 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,175,525 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,735,522 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,517,013 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 882,869 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,142,051 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 1,228,398 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,399,846 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,514,274 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,640,063 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (8)

- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 326 km / 203 mi · AJet
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 502 km / 312 mi · SunExpress
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 610 km / 379 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 655 km / 407 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 694 km / 431 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 868 km / 539 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 1,117 km / 694 mi · UR Airlines, Iraqi Airways
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,524 km / 1,568 mi · SunExpress

### Seasonal (11)

- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 886 km / 551 mi · AJet
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 1,117 km / 694 mi · Fly Baghdad
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 1,243 km / 772 mi · AJet
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 1,748 km / 1,086 mi · SunExpress, Turkish Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,097 km / 1,303 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,131 km / 1,324 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Turkish Airlines, AJet
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,289 km / 1,422 mi · SunExpress, AJet
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,368 km / 1,471 mi · SunExpress
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 2,373 km / 1,475 mi · SunExpress
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 2,487 km / 1,545 mi · SunExpress, Eurowings
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,524 km / 1,568 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Eurowings

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (8)

- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 11
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 7
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 5
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 3
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2 · seasonal
- IF [Fly Baghdad](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-baghdad) · 1 · seasonal
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 1
- UD [UR Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ur-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #644 of 3,974 | #192 in Asia | #14 in TR |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =26 in TR |
| Elevation | 6 m / 18 ft | =41,596 of 43,403 | =2,962 in Asia | #85 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 | APP | 118.175 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.350 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [MZH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltap.md) Amasya Merzifon Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [TJK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltaw.md) Tokat Airport · 104 km / 65 mi
- [OGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcb.md) Ordu–Giresun Airport · 131 km / 81 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: “Samsun Çarşamba Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samsun_Çarşamba_Airport&oldid=1376322283), revision of 23 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/ltfh/data