Mardin Airport

Mardin Airport is an airport in Mardin, southeastern Turkey (IATA: MQM, ICAO: LTCR),^[1] located in Kızıltepe, 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mardin. On 17 December 2022, the airport was renamed Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Airport (Mardin Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar Havalimanı) in honor of Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar (born 1946), who is a native of Mardin.^[2]

Mardin Airport Mardin Havaalanı
IATA: MQM ICAO: LTCR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	General Directorate of State Airports Authority
Serves	Mardin, Turkey
Location	Kızıltepe, Mardin
Opened	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Elevation AMSL	1,729 ft / 527 m
Coordinates	37°13′58″N 40°38′26″E / 37.23278°N 40.64056°E / 37.23278; 40.64056
Website	www.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
MQM Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 8,202 2,500 Concrete

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mardin Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
AnadoluJet	Ankara, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, İzmir
SunExpress	İzmir
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul

Traffic statistics

Annual passenger traffic at MQM airport. See Wikidata query.

Mardin Airport Passenger Traffic Statistics

Year (months)	Domestic	% change	International	% change	Total	% change
2011 *	123,971	59.0%			123,971	59.0%
2010	305,937	31.0%			305,937	31.0%
2009	233,288	21.0%			233,288	21.0%
2008	192.764	1.0%			192,764	1.0%
2007	191,383				191,383

(*)Source: DHMI.gov.tr^[3]

References

1. Mardin Havaalalanı - DHMİ 2009-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Aziz Sancar, doğduğu şehrin havalimanına adının verilmesinden gurur duyduğunu belirtti" [Aziz Sancar stated that he is proud that the airport of his city of birth was named after him]. Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Statistics

37°13′24″N 40°37′54″E / 37.22330°N 40.63170°E / 37.22330; 40.63170