# Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV / LTFO) **Rize–Artvin Airport** (IATA: RZV, ICAO: LTFO) is a medium airport in Rize, Rize Province, Turkey. It opened on 14 May 2022. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: RZV / LTFO - Type: Medium airport - Owner: General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey) - Serves: Rize, Rize Province, Turkey - Opened: 14 May 2022 - Elevation: 5 m / 16 ft - Coordinates: 41.1798, 40.8488 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft - Passengers: 1,161,129 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+3 · Europe/Istanbul - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rize%E2%80%93Artvin_Airport (12 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25477794 - Weather station: LTFO - Ident: LTFO ## Timeline - 14 May 2022: Rize–Artvin Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2022 | 524,694 | Wikidata | | 2023 | 1,023,846 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 1,097,844 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 1,161,129 | Eurostat | ## Routes 9 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (4) - [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 673 km / 418 mi · AJet - [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 968 km / 601 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,013 km / 629 mi · Turkish Airlines - [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,213 km / 754 mi · Pegasus Airlines ### Seasonal (5) - [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,477 km / 918 mi · Jazeera Airways - [ELQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs.md) Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,676 km / 1,041 mi · Turkish Airlines - [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,883 km / 1,170 mi · Flynas, Turkish Airlines - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,174 km / 1,351 mi · Flynas, Turkish Airlines - [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,539 km / 1,578 mi · SalamAir ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RZV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 4 - TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2 - XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2 · seasonal - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 2 - J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1 · seasonal - OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2025) | #764 of 3,974 | #230 in Asia | #18 in TR | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =339 in Asia | =26 in TR | | Elevation | 5 m / 16 ft | =41,727 of 43,403 | =2,983 in Asia | =86 in TR | | Age | Opened 2022 | =14,253 of 15,079 | =814 in Asia | #64 in TR | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =19 in TR | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | TWR | Rize-Artvin Tower | 126.750 | | TWR | Rize-Artvin Tower | 372.850 | | TWR | Ground | 121.800 | | APP | Rize-Artvin Approach | 127.150 | | SAR | Rize-Artvin Rescue Subcenter | 123.100 | | SAR | Rize-Artvin Rescue Subcenter | 282.800 | ## Nearby airports - [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · 79 km / 49 mi - [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · 91 km / 57 mi - [GE-0007](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ge-0007.md) Ozurgeti Air Base · 119 km / 74 mi - [ERZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltce.md) Erzurum International Airport · 139 km / 86 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: “Rize–Artvin Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rize–Artvin_Airport&oldid=1366475578), revision of 28 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/ltfo/data