Airports / Turkey / YKO
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport
LTCW / YKOHakkari, TurkeyELEV 6,400 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Urmia Airport (OMH).
Overview
Hakkari Yüksekova Airport (LTCW / YKO) is a mid-sized airport serving Hakkari, Turkey. The airport sits 6,400 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 YKO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Urmia Airport (OMH, 40 nm), Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN, 70 nm), and Erbil International Airport (EBL, 80 nm).
Charter pricing from YKO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Hakkari.
Field capability
ICAO
LTCW
IATA
YKO
FAA / Local
LTCW
Elevation
6,400 ft
Coordinates
37.5497° N · 44.2381° 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 6,400 ft, YKO sits higher than 98% 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.
- 40nmOMHUrmia AirportUrmia
- 70nmVANVan Ferit Melen AirportVan
- 80nmEBLErbil International AirportArbil
- 91nmOSMMosul International AirportMosul
- 101nmTBZTabriz International AirportTabriz
- 104nmIMQMaku National AirportShowt
Location
Open the full mapLTCW · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport · Hakkari, Turkey