Diyarbakır Airport


Diyarbakır Airport is a military airbase and public airport located in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

Overview

Diyarbakır Airport is home to the 8th Air Wing of the 2nd Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force. Other wings of this command are located in Merzifon, Malatya Erhaç and İncirlik.
The airport was closed for renovation from 1 June to 1 September 2012. All air traffic was diverted to Batman, Mardin and Elazığ.
In 2012, an Armenian-American named Zuart Sudjian claimed that she held the land deed to the property of the airport and owned the right of its inheritance. She filed a lawsuit through her lawyer Ali Elbeyoğlu for the return of the lands. After a rejection by a local court, the case was taken to the Court of Cassation where the verdict is being appealed.

Airlines and destinations

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

Traffic statistics

Year Domestic% changeInternational% changeTotal% change
20252,080,140 5%211,346 24%2,291,486 7%
20241,977,923 4%170,958 28%2,148,881 5%
20231,907,695 23%133,052 9%2,040,747 22%
20221,550,815 20%121,562 116%1,672,377 24%
20211,292,717 18%56,407 141%1,349,124 21%
20201,092,261 36%23,381 69%1,115,642 37%
20191,706,191 15%76,045 43%1,782,236 14%
20182,016,126 2%53,180 28%2,069,306 1%
20171,979,021 2%74,181 125%2,053,202 4%
20161,945,097 7%32,920 118%1,978,017 6%
20152,085,114 16%15,087 7%2,100,201 16%
20141,796,067 1%16,141 2%1,812,208 1%
20131,782,827 40%15,826 4%1,798.653 40%
20121,270,613 26%15,211 20%1,285,824 26%
20111,714,423 23%18,951 31%1,733,374 23%
20101,390,165 33%14,425 25%1,404,590 32%
20091,048,875 10%11,506 34%1,060,381 10%
2008949,668 8%17,420 21%967,088 8%
2007881,27814,347895,625

Incidents

On January 8, 2003, Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashed on approaching Diyarbakır Airport. 75 of the 80 passengers and crew on board were killed.
On August 27, 2016, several rockets were fired at the airport.