Airports / Turkey / VAN
Van Ferit Melen Airport
LTCI / VANVan, TurkeyELEV 5,480 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO).
Overview
Located in Van, Turkey, Van Ferit Melen Airport (LTCI / VAN) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 5,480 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list VAN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (YKO, 70 nm), Ağrı Airport (AJI, 73 nm), and Siirt Airport (SXZ, 76 nm).
Trip costs from VAN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VAN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LTCI
IATA
VAN
FAA / Local
LTCI
Elevation
5,480 ft
Coordinates
38.4682° N · 43.3323° 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 5,480 ft, VAN sits higher than 94% of the 64 Turkey fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 70nmYKOHakkari Yüksekova AirportHakkari
- 73nmAJIAğrı AirportAğrı
- 76nmSXZSiirt AirportSiirt
- 80nmMSRMuş AirportMuş
- 86nmIMQMaku National AirportShowt
- 90nmNKTŞırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak
Location
Open the full mapLTCI · Van Ferit Melen Airport · Van, Turkey