Tokat Airport


Tokat Airport is an airport built in 1995 in Tokat, the city in inner Black Sea region of Turkey. Flights from the airport were halted and resumed again several times, most recently in 2017. Construction on a new airport started in 2018 and was completed in 2022. Since March 2022, Turkish Airlines operates flights from Tokat Airport to Istanbul.
WWW tokat.dhmi.gov.tr

History

The initial airport was constructed in 1995. Tokat Airport was closed in 2001, re-opened in 2006, and closed again in 2008. Also in 2008, a nearby mosque minaret was shortened for posing a risk to flight safety. Operations continued in 2010 until April 2017, when all scheduled flights were stopped due to Borajet, the only carrier then serving the airport, ceasing operations. At a length of 1700 meters, the old runway was only long enough for smaller regional aircraft to land, which were only operated by Borajet in Turkey.
The construction of a new airport started next to the old one in 2018. Costing 1.2 billion Turkish lira, the airport features a runway, and the terminal building covers an area of. The new airport has a capacity of seven aircraft, and is able to accommodate wide-body and cargo aircraft. The airport was re-opened on 25 March 2022.
On 25 March 2022, operations resumed from the re-built airport from after a five-year absence of passenger traffic.

Airlines and destinations

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

Traffic statistics

Year Domestic% changeInternational% changeTotal% change
2025169,191 11%5,214 40%174,405 12%
2024152,018 4%3,715 21%155,733 4%
2023146,734 68%3,068 257%149,802 69%
202287,585-860-88,445-
2021------
2020------
2019------
2018- 100%--- 100%
201713,058 75%--13,058 75%
201651,744 8%--51,744 8%
201556,165 60%--56,165 60%
201435,067 97%--35,067 97%
201317,796 30%--17,796 30%
201225,425 17%--25,425 17%
201130,516 122%--30,516 122%
201013,723---13,723-
2009- 100%--- 100%
200821,828 51%--21,828 51%
200744,483-44,483