Airports / Turkey / BZI
Balıkesir Airport
LTBF / BZIBalıkesir, TurkeyELEV 340 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bandırma Airport (BDM) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Balıkesir, Turkey, Balıkesir Airport (LTBF / BZI) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 340 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BZI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bandırma Airport (BDM, 42 nm), Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (EDO, 43 nm), and Akhisar Airport / Akhisar Air Base (LTBT, 49 nm).
Charter pricing from BZI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Balıkesir Air Base and Balıkesir Central. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Balıkesir.
Field capability
ICAO
LTBF
IATA
BZI
FAA / Local
LTBF
Elevation
340 ft
Coordinates
39.6193° N · 27.9260° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Turkey fields
state range 11–6,400 ft
At 340 ft, BZI sits lower than 64% of the 64 Turkey fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmBDMBandırma AirportBandırma
- 43nmEDOBalıkesir Koca Seyit AirportEdremit
- 49nmLTBTAkhisar Airport / Akhisar Air BaseAkhisar
- 70nmMJTMytilene International AirportMytilene
- 76nmCKZÇanakkale AirportÇanakkale
- 79nmIGLÇiğli AirbaseÇiğli
Location
Open the full mapLTBF · Balıkesir Airport · Balıkesir, Turkey
