Konya Airport () is a military air base and public

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Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

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. The airport is also used by

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. Opened to the public in 2000, the airport is 18 km from the city. In 2006, Konya Airport served 2,924 aircraft and 262,561 passengers. The passenger terminal of the airport covers an area of 2,650 m² and has parking for 278 cars. Konya Airport is home to the 3rd Air Wing (''Ana Jet Üssü'' or ''AJÜ'') of the 1st Air Force Command (''Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı'') of the

Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force () is the Air force, air and space force of the Turkish Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1 June 1911 when it was founded as the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons, Aviation Squadrons by the Ottoman Empire. It was composed ...

(''Türk Hava Kuvvetleri''). Other wings of this command are located in

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(LTBI), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE), Bandırma (LTBG) and

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Airlines and destinations

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

Traffic statistics

References

External links

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