Erkilet International Airport
Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport is a military airbase and public airport located north of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province of Turkey. The airport is a major hub for travel to Cappadocia.
Facilities
The prior capacity of the airport was 600,000 passengers per year. With the opening of the new international terminal in March 2007, its total capacity increased up to one million passengers per year. The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the Boeing 747. However, smaller jets like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 more commonly seen there.Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Erkilet AirportStatistics
| Year | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
| 2025 | 2,214,704 | 7% | 546,961 | 1% | 2,761,665 | 6% |
| 2024 | 2,060,857 | 9% | 542,587 | 16% | 2,603,444 | 11% |
| 2023 | 1,885,345 | 9% | 466,307 | 15% | 2,351,652 | 3% |
| 2022 | 1,736,480 | 36% | 548,124 | 36% | 2,284,604 | 36% |
| 2021 | 1,279,854 | 34% | 402,255 | 97% | 1,682,209 | 45% |
| 2020 | 957,290 | 52% | 203,869 | 41% | 1,161,159 | 50% |
| 2019 | 1,980,252 | 8% | 345,611 | 8% | 2,325,863 | 7% |
| 2018 | 1,863,373 | 1% | 320,474 | 22% | 2,183,847 | 2% |
| 2017 | 1,884,103 | 6% | 263,217 | 30% | 2,147,320 | 8% |
| 2016 | 1,781,989 | 1% | 202,536 | 6% | 1,984,525 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1,756,787 | 17% | 215,361 | 4% | 1,972,148 | 14% |
| 2014 | 1,501,520 | 6% | 224,326 | 3% | 1,745,846 | 6% |
| 2013 | 1,414,826 | 29% | 218,186 | 6% | 1,633,012 | 23% |
| 2012 | 1,096,883 | 13% | 232,943 | 9% | 1,329,826 | 9% |
| 2011 | 968,942 | 35% | 254,818 | 16% | 1,223,760 | 30% |
| 2010 | 720,297 | 27% | 219,948 | 4% | 940,245 | 21% |
| 2009 | 568,106 | 18% | 210,533 | 8% | 778,639 | 15% |
| 2008 | 479,857 | 17% | 194,976 | 3% | 674,833 | 12% |
| 2007 | 575,473 | 189,833 | 765,306 |