Airports / Turkey / SZF
Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
LTFH / SZFSamsun, TurkeyELEV 18 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tokat Airport (TJK).
Overview
Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (LTFH / SZF) is a mid-sized airport serving Samsun, Turkey. The airport sits 18 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 SZF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tokat Airport (TJK, 56 nm), Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU, 71 nm), and Sinop Airport (NOP, 81 nm).
Charter pricing from SZF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Samsun.
Field capability
ICAO
LTFH
IATA
SZF
FAA / Local
LTFH
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
41.2540° N · 36.5675° 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 18 ft, SZF sits lower than 94% 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.
- 56nmTJKTokat AirportTokat
- 71nmOGUOrdu–Giresun AirportOrdu
- 81nmNOPSinop AirportSinop
- 88nmVASSivas Nuri Demirağ AirportSivas
- 125nmKFSKastamonu AirportKastamonu
- 147nmTZXTrabzon International AirportTrabzon
Location
Open the full mapLTFH · Samsun-Çarşamba Airport · Samsun, Turkey